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Journalists who were already staking out the area around Burgenstock under tight security beat a retreat, knowing that the talks could be on again at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Unused to staying in a strange place, Dracula kept jumping off the bed and back on again, unable to get situated.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
For example, a protein might briefly activate, then turn off, and later switch on again.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
After they had breakfasted Gandalf decided to go on again at once.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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