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While we were researching this history, a former staff member at Cheltenham who had worked at the facility for more than 40 years told us about a burial ground on the property.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Indeed, when we were researching our guide, we cut this beach from the short list because of the April fire that closed the pier.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

Liu said the statistics bureau and other relevant departments were researching the issue and working to improve collection of statistics and that updates on the situation would be released “at an appropriate time.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

He said it showed that some in Hamas were researching Hitler's anti-semitic ideology.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

It is not generally known, however, that other vesicant compounds were employed, notably some of the arsenic compounds, and the Germans were researching on substances of this nature which gave great promise of success.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor