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Recent Examples of categories These figures apply to different target categories; the company has not provided equivalent range figures for every threat listed. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 The district scored grades between a B- and B+ in all remaining categories. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026 Weisberg plans to slowly introduce additional brands and new categories. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 The price increases across various categories outside of food and energy were the most concerning aspects of Wednesday’s report, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 The spike in core CPI shows price pressures are broadening into other categories beyond energy, experts noted, a sign inflation remains sticky. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Antonelli began kart racing at age seven and in 2019 won the junior categories of the international WSK Euro Series and the WSK Super Master Series in karting. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 Bo Nix continues to struggle to get the passing game going and Seattle’s defense remains among the league’s best across most major statistical categories, making this a tough matchup on a short week. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Under the change, applications would be sorted into three broad categories of merit, while their overall score, as determined by a panel of experts, would remain a secret. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

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The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Although lung cancer is generally considered a disease among people who are older, lung adenocarcinoma is more likely to occur in younger people than other types of lung cancer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Avoid giving younger children hard candies such as Jolly Ranchers or other kinds that can’t be chewed easily.

— Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
At The Baobab House one recent afternoon, entrepreneurs, aid workers, and artists of all kinds are mingling in Arabic and English.

— Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026