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And because step-down facilities for longer holds are in short supply, patients often remain in expensive emergency rooms for longer periods or are merely released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
And it means that Stephen Colbert, one of the nation’s best vehicles for satirical critique, will no longer be on the air to make sense of the madness of the moment.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
It is not clear what the salary was for as Marcinko was no longer working as a model.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The key to this chart is what is known as a “pennant” consolidation pattern that has formed over the past few years, that suggests yields could be headed much higher for longer.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Time and again we turned away from it and ran on, partly because the heat was so intense, and partly because we could bear to watch no longer.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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