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The estimates only cover construction, and don’t include other costs that could factor into the total if the buildings were to be rebuilt, such as debris removal and reinforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Instead of consulting, DHS sent a single terse email to the State Department, which did not even cover the topic of a country’s safety and instead asked about any general “foreign policy concerns.”
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
I didn’t see the seals of approval from America’s trio of book-club heavies — Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Jenna Bush Hager — on its cover.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Jones noted that the state offers grants through the Earthquake Brace+Bolt program to partially cover the cost of retrofitting older single-family homes that can slide off their foundation in an earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
I still had my shirt and shorts but that didn’t cover up very much of me because Mama never did make my shirts long enough.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Workshop 5, Part 2
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