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foxholes

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plural of foxhole

as in bunkers

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The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ 4th District race pits outgoing State Board of Equalization member Ted Gaines against first-time candidate Gina Posey.

— Haley Parsley October 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Davidson plays Vince, Hoult’s second in command and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan whose lungs have been ravaged by exposure to burn pits.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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Unlike minerals produced primarily from dedicated mines, scandium is often recovered alongside other materials, such as titanium, zirconium, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum, according to Metal Tech News.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Regulations introduced a year ago require mines to source a higher share of core goods and services locally.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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If able to scale, this technique could be used to build shelters and other structures for future long-term human missions to the planet.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
One of the shelters available during recent alerts is a modernised facility beneath the premises of municipal bus operator MPK in Lublin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

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Yet research from University of Southern California in 2021 found neighbors closer to the Murphy wells or directly downwind had significantly lower lung function than those living further away.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, CNN first reported of a supply shortage stemming from issues with the water wells in Monterrey, Mexico, which is the source used by Coca-Cola.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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