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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
But the scent was old and after a time they went on again.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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