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Potential homebuyers with children in Detroit, for example, need roughly 20.3 years to save for a 20% down payment from scratch, according to Zoocasa.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Partnering with such firms allows startups to tap into these advantages without having to build their own infrastructure from scratch.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The title comes from what Charlotte, missing her soulmate, scribbles on the remnants of Adam’s mural (symbolizing the memory of him pressed on her heart).—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a region with high human population density—with settlements dotted between scribbles of rivers and towers of forested mountains—these finds were unexpected.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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Much of that reasoning is attributed to the rise in using computers instead of handwriting documents, as well as the frequent use of text messaging, according to the organization.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The team’s research takes them around the U.K. and beyond, into homes, museums and laboratories, and to the places where the artists worked, to engage with conservators, scientists, handwriting experts, archivists and others.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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