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Fasting has been practiced for thousands of years for religious, cultural, and medical reasons.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

His daughter, Gina, said on Monday she had been "blown away" to see Bluebird running there again as thousands of spectators took to the shoreline.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

New Jersey has already scrapped a $5 million fan festival at Liberty State Park, which had been billed as a central gathering place for tens of thousands during watch parties throughout the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Schoolteacher Tracey Schroeder, a Republican candidate for state Assembly, is unhappy about crime, open-air drug use and the slow rebuilding effort in the wake of the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

We’re now in free fall, thousands of feet in the air.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer