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Massive bridge falls after collision with ship (Fire up)

" A massive bridge over a river in Baltimore, Maryland, fell into the water last month, after a...

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The growing popularity of Turkish television (Open to)

" Britain and the United States are the two biggest exporters of television. But the...

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Cracks are showing in America's real-estate racket (In the best possible light)

" Americans buy and sell millions of homes per year, and about 90 percent of transactions use a...

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Will new dry 'tiles' be the future of laundry detergent? (Morph into)

" First there was powder. Then there was liquid laundry detergent. And then there were laundry...

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Gabriel García Márquez sons publish last book against author's wishes (Cloud your judgment)

" The Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez worked on a slim novel called ""Until...

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Podcasting turns 20 years old (Come to mind)

" Twenty years ago, a new computer program let consumers download a feed of audio clips onto...

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Like it or not, it's Biden vs. Trump again (Pass the torch)

" Three years ago, it seemed that neither Biden nor Trump would be on the American presidential...

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Four questions about weight-loss drugs (Press up against)

" Weight-loss drugs look to figure prominently in the business and health landscape of the...

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The perils of going off weight-loss drugs (Slow down)

" Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy have become extremely popular in recent years. Recent studies...

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How our lives are different after the pandemic (Stick with)

" Four years ago, our lives changed in an instant. As the immediate danger of the pandemic...

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COVID predictions that never came true (Come true)

" People would never go on cruises again. They'd probably wear paper face masks in public, even...

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Meet me at the 'zombie mall' (Put off)

" What happens to a large shopping mall after the biggest stores close? The mall often stays...

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The rise and slow fall of the indoor mall (Wander around)

" The enclosed shopping mall was once the epicenter of suburban social life. But now, the age...

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The fate of the penny in 7 currencies (More trouble than it's worth)

" Swiss francs, British pounds, euros, and various kinds of dollars are divided into...

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‘Nearshoring’ in Mexico and eastern Europe (Carve out)

" If the 1990s and 2000s were about globalization and offshoring, then the 2020s are about...

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The winners and losers of Leap Years (Fall on)

" Leap Years come (about!) once every four years. The unusual day can cause havoc for some...

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AM radio goes missing in electric cars (Have something going)

" AM radio has been around for over a hundred years and one of the most popular places to...

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British Post Office scandal: a 'miscarriage of justice' (Drop off)

" Thousands of post office workers in the U.K. were falsely accused of accounting fraud--all...

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Correcting bias in academic research (Give in)

" The world of academic publishing has been shaken by a series of scandals of late. But one...

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The dark side of 'publish or perish' (Cross a line)

" Academic researchers are under intense career pressure to publish their findings, a pressure...

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