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Critics say investor cash inflates prices above what many house hunters can afford, essentially squeezing out first-time buyers.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025 -
More cars mean more accidents, and more accidents lead to more lawsuits which always inflates the cost of claims.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Benefits of Heat Therapy Heat therapy increases tissue temperature and blood flow to your back, relaxing muscles and improving pain.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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As the Universe expands, the volume increases, while the particle masses and the total number of particles remain the same.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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Anything that perturbs or enlarges the prostate could in theory increase PSA levels.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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With the new format the page jumps forward or back for no reason, the page only enlarges a little, and where’s the editorial cartoon?—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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That might be a regular thing for a few years, and then again once the Playoff inevitably expands.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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As the Universe expands, the volume increases, while the particle masses and the total number of particles remain the same.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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Avery’s model augments the traditional VC model.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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To enhance the verisimilitude of his wraparound segment, Cheel augments the fictional story of alien-contact footage discovered at a yard sale with nonfiction asides about UFO culture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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This approach lowers costs, accelerates delivery, and — by integrating superior technology on these platforms at scale — ensures that America has both the fleet size and the industrial depth needed to respond to a crisis.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the sins of the past come to the surface, the film only accelerates, providing high entertainment and thematic resonance all at once.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to construction manager John Kearns, the oceans swells became too challenging, moving the barge too much for the crane to operate safely.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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And learn to map the tides, the winds, the sea swells, as the navigators do?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Each factor multiplies the options from element ratios to heat treatment and additives.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, Nevada multiplies those in attendance by pi, given an in-house estimate of about 6,000 (announced was 19,473).—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Dilates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilates. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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