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That’s tens of millions of years older than the better known — and monstrously large — megalodon shark.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Rain might bring relief from wildfires searing Los Angeles County but could spell disaster for the only known population of Southern California steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Type 1 and 2 diabetes are common conditions, but other types of diabetes are less known.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Perhaps more than anything, the report underscores that nearly five years after the pandemic began, there is still little known about what can help the millions of people with long Covid.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Rain might bring relief from wildfires searing Los Angeles County but could spell disaster for the only known population of Southern California steelhead trout in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Type 1 and 2 diabetes are common conditions, but other types of diabetes are less known.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Perhaps more than anything, the report underscores that nearly five years after the pandemic began, there is still little known about what can help the millions of people with long Covid.
—Pam Belluck, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
a known expert on art
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