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According to testimony in the criminal trial, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before the pair got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

After the abstinence phase, coffee was gradually reintroduced without participants knowing whether they were drinking caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The program was so successful in improving dental health that by 1960, almost one-quarter of Americans were drinking from taps with fluoridated water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“We found people who are taking the GLP-1 receptor agonists were drinking less and had less binge-drinking days,” said DiFeliceantonio.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

They were drinking at midday from a shallow ford crossing an overgrown track to a worked-out silver mine when a cottontail started up in the bracken across the water.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford