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He asked her what team she supported and, from her accent, guessed correctly that she was a Celtic supporter.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In New York, two opposing bills—one decriminalizing prostitution, which was supported by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when he was still an assemblymember, and the other enacting the Nordic model—are still under consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Nguyen also found caregivers were less likely to feel understood, supported and emotionally close to their spouse.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Observations of many planetary systems have generally supported this idea.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The two promptly accused each other of plagiarism, and the English mathematical community, which backed Newton, pulled away from the Continental mathematicians, who supported Leibniz.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife