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In this approach, chemists begin with the final molecule they want and work backward to figure out simpler starting materials and possible reaction routes.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
“Animal Farm” is the ideal Angel Studios production, with enough big-name stars to attract an audience willing to overlook the distributor and its history, or who don’t even know about either aspect to begin with.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Conflicts that begin with strikes from far away tend to shift, in their decisive phases, to questions of land control: Who holds certain terrain, who secures the population, who can enforce order.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The postseason has already begin, with playoffs and spring high school championships filling much of May.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Why did he even have them on his phone to begin with?
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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