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"You cannot have a successful preparedness or response unless you have the community with you on your side," he told reporters in the city of Bunia, in northeastern DRC.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But proponents of this theory point out that faster hiring should be pushing down the unemployment rate—that is, unless labor supply were rising, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

It means she will again have to go through qualifying - unless she is awarded a main-draw wildcard for the tournament, which begins on 29 June.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Higher intakes are sometimes needed during illness, frailty or recovery, unless someone has been advised to restrict protein because of kidney disease or another condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

“Not unless he’s ever been a sworn member of a pirate’s crew. Both recipes are secrets of the pirates’ brotherhood.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood