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And behind the young faces at the gate in al-Mughayyir were much older settlers - at least one of them armed - standing with Israeli soldiers not far from the house.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Then we went to La Playita 26, which is not far from our old house, to look at the sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has observed a rare supermassive black hole far from the center of a distant galaxy as it tore apart and consumed a star.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
While LGBTQ+ voices were far from silent, especially in a city like New York, the idea that their perspectives could inform broader conversations was not as widespread as it has become.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Dragons don’t travel this far from their mountains, as far as I know.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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