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Canada’s national government—led by the Liberal Party since 2015—has long sought to pass legislation aimed at addressing the potential harms children face online, without success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I sought a comment from Bhattacharya, who portrays himself as a champion of open scientific debate, about the eviction of the five scientists from the conference, but got no reply.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In February, shortly before the Ambani investment became public, the company sought an extension on its permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Launched in 2002 by Nick Woodman, who initially sought to capture images from his surfing ventures, GoPro went public in 2014.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It was also in zero and the infinite that Pascal, the devout Jansenist, sought to prove God’s existence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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