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In early 1999, Lieberson put her career on hold to nurse her sister Alexis, who was gravely ill from breast cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s rare that candidates are nominated through conventions, which are often opportunities for endless speeches—much like the quadrennial political conventions that national parties hold to ratify their nominees.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Pirro vowed to hold to account anyone who damages national monuments and said her office is reviewing about a half-dozen other cases which will be misdemeanors or violations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
"I was due to go to university, but have put that on hold to sort this out," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The standard argument is that this thesis proves that evidence does not determine what scientists hold to be true; consequently, it is claimed, scientific beliefs are primarily shaped by cultural and social factors.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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