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In contrast, southern Patagonia had yielded only scattered fossils that could not confidently be assigned to a specific species.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The samples came from 22 caves that had yielded G. blacki or related fossils.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

Her prior album, 2008’s “Circus,” had yielded “Womanizer,” her first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart since “Oops! ... I Did it Again” did in January 1999.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Talks in Cairo on Thursday had yielded a step forward, with an agreement to set up a United Nations-operated system at the Rafah border crossing in northeastern Egypt.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

He’d collaborated with grassroots leaders, everyday citizens, and elected officials, and almost miraculously it had yielded results.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama