News and weather reports record that smoke blotted out the Sun on one out of every three days, and sometimes sunlight never pierced the darkness.
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Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Urban skyglow has robbed many of us of our night skies and the vast majority of the population of the United States now lives in regions where the stars are mostly blotted out by excessive lighting.
The defensive interior was manhandled for most of the season, and in each of their three regular-season losses, the Trojans were trampled on the ground.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
Its mingling of high and low characters, settings, and dialects trampled on the rules of classical drama and inaugurated a German dramatic tradition.
Pahlavi ruled from 1941 to 1979, when the Islamic Revolution ousted him amid allegations of repression and accusations that the pro-Western longtime ruler had plundered his nation’s treasury.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Abroad, America’s élite soldiers killed and plundered.
Investigators removed the children from Brian's home.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
The move means the UAE has removed British universities from a list of higher education institutions eligible for state scholarships amid growing tensions over London's decision not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, The Financial Times reported.
Documents unearthed in Broward County records show the LLC took out a short-term balloon mortgage in 2017 for an unspecified amount rather than seek aconventional bank loan.
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Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
His father took out $250,000 in loans 18 years ago when the store first opened — and the buildout costs for a new space would easily surpass that.
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