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NPR

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Or N.P.R.

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Not doing so at the start of a person’s career can add up to between $1 million and $1.5 million in lost earnings over their lifetime, as Carnegie Mellon University economist Linda Babcock told NPR.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

A 2017 investigation by NPR and Frontline documented numerous examples of waste and fraud, including one developer pocketing tax credits without building the required housing.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

What followed was a day of public self-flagellation from Totenberg, her editor, and NPR itself, followed by a Cersei Lannister walk of shame–level pile-on from everyone else.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

As for the federal government, independent analyses by Grassroots Wildland Firefighters and NPR found that Forest Service wildfire mitigation work is on the decline amid federal staffing cuts.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

I pick up my Rent-A-Wreck from a nice fellow—this must be the famous “Minnesota nice”—who volunteers the locations of NPR and classic rock on the radio.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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