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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
Four laps later, Russell again ran deep into the hairpin and they went side by side into the final chicane, only for Russell to hold on again.
From BBC • May 24, 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
The wind blew and dry seedpods scampered down the sands and stopped and then went on again.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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