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"Surface freshwater, Stegodon and Homo floresiensis all decline at the same time, showing the compounding effects of ecological stress," UOW Honorary Fellow Dr. Gert van den Berg said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
"There was scaffolding erected on the side of the house. I tried to find out if it was a particular scaffolding firm, but there was no phone number," Gert replied.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
She later married Gert Berliner, an abstract expressionist artist and fellow refugee who was born in Berlin.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023
An eighth named storm, Gert, dissipated on Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Gert said something in German or English—I didn’t know either language except for “yeth pleeth”—and a different person ran into the back of the store.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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