Authorities immediately launched a rescue operation involving firefighters, police, the National Disaster Response Force and civic officials but efforts were hampered by narrow access lanes that prevented the use of heavy machinery, officials said.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Aug. 2026
Both came alive right along the Gulf Coast and were battered by wind shear every step of the way, which prevented them from strengthening significantly and limited their impacts overall.
Back then, United’s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said focusing on the operations and finances of the men’s setup had precluded him from engaging in detail with the plan for the women’s team.
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Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Aug. 2026
Bankman-Fried argued on appeal that the trial judge wrongly precluded him from introducing evidence that, despite his many unauthorized transactions, his investments were sound and over time investors would be made whole.
That means that the people are deprived not only of their capacity to act, but also of their capacity to think and to judge.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2026
The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the country of subsidized fuel and other economic assistance, revealing deep structural weaknesses in the North Korean economy.
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Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Aug. 2026
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