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one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like a war bonnet that is a fine example of Native American handicraft

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Recent Examples of examples Both examples demonstrate how local champions and an existing source of funding can help turn a lifesaving idea into reality. — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 One of the biggest examples came in 2024, when attackers targeted Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Its frothy, pastel hues and single moment of contrived levity (when one dance claims a trumpet solo for a joke about jamming her toe) is one of those quintessential examples of Balanchine’s repertoire showing its age. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 As usual, most of the homes are located in North America, but our roundup also includes examples from Europe and Australia. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 Rogen used examples of other famous artists working in different mediums to support his theory. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2026 Many poems are short and easy reads, and some of the best examples of the genre have been written about the autumn season. — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 These are great examples of leadership, but most of us also want to know what our mayor thinks or the company headquartered nearby. — Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Article continues below this ad Traylor also understands the Roadrunners are meeting their equal in those areas this week, as the service academies have long stood as the prime examples of a team-first approach. — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

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To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
There, an ominous cloud settled over Holden’s every word, with a stream of samples that made the beats feel textured and lush.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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There have been many instances where players will contort their body, flail around and insinuate hard contact leading to foul calls for years.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
In some instances, federal agencies have mounted criminal cases against recipients of taxpayer money earmarked for homelessness services.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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But the Iran example – and particularly the ongoing episodic closures of the Strait of Hormuz – is one of the best illustrations today of how merely invoking credibility to act is not the same as having an overall endgame strategy.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Getting answers requires hunting for clues scattered throughout the text; for example, looking for differences in images on the book’s website and illustrations in the book, or using certain page numbers as map coordinates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

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These features lend his work an air of cruelty, making people seem like specimens in the hands of a researcher bound by no scientific ethics or norms.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Ghana and Namibia refused to sign up over concerns about data and specimens, while Zimbabwe lost all US health aid last month.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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An emergency program was followed by an initial slowdown in new cases after almost 20 million children received a vaccination in April and May.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026

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