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From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“We have to take your word for it, right?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The CIA also ran a deception campaign, according to reports, spreading word inside Iran that US forces had already found the second airman.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This designation means that universities will reinvest any leftover funds after expenses – they don’t use the word “profit” – into programs that advance the university’s mission.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“It’s like if you label it with that word, it erases all the good.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam