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While earlier projects such as Camp Century and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 in the 1990s collected material beneath ice cores, GreenDrill is the first to intentionally target sub-ice material when choosing drilling locations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
But many Fed officials have said they’re wary of cutting rates until there’s progress on bringing inflation closer to the central bank’s 2% target.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Police in India told CalMatters that the gangs often target “real estate developers, liquor contractors, transporters, and local businessmen” — people with higher incomes or assets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
The only treatment was Botox injections in the throat to target the muscles that spasmed.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Behind her, flying far back in the line of Po-2s, Larisa and Nadya were over the Kuban River and halfway to the target when Larisa saw four searchlights suddenly begin to comb the sky.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 10
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