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Central to the court's ruling was its view that the human rights provisions of the Good Friday Agreement are generally too vague to give rise to directly enforceable rights in most circumstances.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Published in Physical Review Letters, the research introduces fresh calculations that point to a previously unexplored process in which so-called stochastic gravitational waves could give rise to dark matter.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Gas fields, LNG tankers, pipelines, and distribution lines also give rise to massive leaks of methane -- a gas with an even greater global warming potential than CO2.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
There was no news, no public chit-chat, nothing that would give rise to such a big move, but there it was.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
This means that there is no limit to the number that can be exchanged, and so they can give rise to a strong force.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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