states
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To address this gap, the researchers developed a framework to examine temperature changes across the contiguous 48 United States, allowing for a more precise comparison of how warming unfolds in different locations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
“The enemy’s drink,” he called it, a joke about the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The European Union is now a net exporter of petrol, mainly to the United States and Africa, but an importer of diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Eight people from different African countries have been deported to Uganda from the United States, the first such transfer under a migration deal signed last year.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
We made the tour of the United States, and came back to New York where Mrs. Underhill left us.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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