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In a new study published in Nature Health, researchers analyzed more than 400,000 Reddit posts written by nearly 70,000 users over a span of more than five years.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
The stocks began Friday trading about flat before tumbling in a half-hour span beginning around 10 a.m.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Instead, too many filmmakers took the crowd’s attention span for granted; even the strongest films in competition could delete a half-hour of dead air.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Slaymaker said he had noticed an increase in people using their phones in the cinema, which he put down to "changes in people's attention span".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
My arms, outstretched, span taller than the tallest human.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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President Obama's Speech at Hiroshima
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Civil Engineering
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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