Assignments require the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in scheduling, assigning, and coordinating work with that of other units, referring only unusual or highly-complex problems.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Johnson attributed the increase in the charging rate for domestic assaults to a focused effort by her office on referring cases for charges to be filed.
Interest in rural escapes has boomed for Gen Z travelers over the past two years, with a 300% spike year-over-year in guest reviews mentioning farms on Vrbo.
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Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, when speaking to reporters at the White House, Vice President JD Vance scolded the media for not mentioning that the same ICE officer who shot Good was previously seriously injured during the car-dragging incident.
Boston Dynamics confirmed that initial units will be deployed in 2026 at Hyundai’s Metaplant in Georgia, signaling Atlas’s transition from research platform to commercial workforce robot.
Five of their 22 false-start penalties this season have been called on Brotherly Shove attempts, intimating that the league’s officials are calling things more tightly.
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
Job interviews can be daunting, with hiring managers known to throw around intimating questions.
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