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Wearing properly supportive shoes like these helps to maintain alignment and can reduce the occurrence and effects of plantar fasciitis.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
Most of the orca interactions seem to be caused by around 15 orcas from a population of less than 50, but observed occurrences farther north indicates that this behavior is spreading to other members of the species.
—Naomi Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
The stunt and illusion artist promises celebrity guest appearances — Keanu Reeves recently pulled a knife out of Blaine’s nose on late-night television — which became a regular occurrence during his last show.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
Each new occurrence in her personal life came accompanied by a new single, re-release, music video, or tour announcement, further expanding and cementing her hold on the mainstream this year.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2023
Primatologists conclusively established the occurrence of menopause among adult female chimpanzees of the Ngogo community, and noted that the chimpanzees were post-reproductive for about a fifth of their lives, half the time observed in female hunter-gatherers.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
In the decades since, environmentalists have researched the elusive animals using historical data on wolverine occurrence, analyses of habitat factors, geographic information system mapping, radio-telemetry tracking and genetic studies.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
The model could then be refined and rebalanced in an iterative manner until the past observations were more closely predictive of future occurrences.
—Sourav Goswami, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
But for Ghetto Gastro, connecting with others over delicious food is a daily occurrence.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
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