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Agency for International Development while sparing the Pentagon significant cuts.

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If this process is caught in time, RA may be prevented before joint damage begins -- potentially sparing patients years of pain and disability.

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I was not sparing any horses during a recent 350-mile tour of eastern North Carolina and I was seeing efficiencies that penciled out to more than 300 miles between charges.

When At-211 is positioned within or near tumors, its alpha emissions penetrate just deep enough to eliminate cancerous cells while sparing surrounding organs.

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While the court deliberates, both sides are left sparing over how many children will go hungry if the other prevails.

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