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This year’s wildflower timeline has been arriving at different rates across Southern California with fleeting blooms subject to daily-changing weather events.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Cases were found in the capital city Nuku'alofa - two fresh ones were at the port where aid has been arriving, following the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami; three others were in one family.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will deliver beds to the convention center, possibly in the next 24 to 48 hours — though, Hogan added, nothing from the federal government has been arriving on time.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2020

Lately a steady stream of new evidence has been arriving at the Fish and Wildlife Service’s lab in Oregon: a total of nearly 300 birds representing roughly 20 species so far.

From National Geographic • Apr. 18, 2018

In Miles City, Mont., however, family after family has been arriving within the last few days, seeking refuge there until the country becomes quiet again.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 33, June 24, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Bishop, Julia Truitt