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Definition: To use up or consume a limited resource.
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How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
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'Cockroach' youth protests topple India’s education minister
Illness tied to lettuce spreads over half the country, a reminder of need to rinse all produce
A salad staple is the target of federal health investigators this summer. More than 8,000 Americans in over 40 states have been hit by a food-related illness – apparently from Mexican lettuce -- that can last weeks and cause severe cramps, nause...
Australian woman welcomes '1 in 15 million' identical quadruplet girls
In an extremely rare and high-risk pregnancy, an Australian woman gave birth to naturally conceived identical quadruplet daughters in Brisbane, described by a doctor as a one in 15 million case. The girls were delivered after 28 weeks of pregnancy an...
This week's word in the news: DEPLETE
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Councilor Brian Worrell is sounding off after a Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled that if the footage became public before trial, it would deplete the jury pool in the manslaughter case against Boston police officer Nick O’Malley.
The Boston Herald -- 07/27/2026
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