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The city initiated what turned into two years of community meetings under the banner “Reimagining Columbus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The truck has turned out to be a niche vehicle.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

But as I held the shower over my head, suddenly the stream of water turned dark, as long strands of brown hair began coalescing around the plug hole in front of my eyes.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The case thus turned on the meaning of that phrase.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

I turned the oval over in my hands, looking at the work she’d already done, each stitch tiny and regular on the back, but the colors on the front were wild and fluid.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith