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"Salesforce, a tech giant , did not answer questions. \u2014 Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
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"Ask your veterinarian about the best dinnerware for your large or giant breed dog. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"While many of these creatures have been disproven or explained by natural phenomena, such as the Kraken being explained by the giant squid , or manatee bones suggesting the existence of mermaids, other searches are still active. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"At age 22, Mei Xiang was the oldest giant panda to successfully give birth in the United States. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Both Qin and Smith shared in opening remarks that the program at the zoo was evidence of successful conservation efforts between China and the United States to preserve the global giant panda population. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the attendees have been following the lives of the beloved animals throughout the pandemic on the giant panda cam, the most popular webcam at the zoo. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The two giant panda cubs were born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in October, but haven't been seen by the public until now. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Sichuan Sichuan may be best known for its devastatingly-spicy cuisine, but this sprawling central Chinese province is also home to one of the earth\u2019s most iconic creatures\u2014the giant panda , to be precise. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Since then, the giant tortoise has lived through 40 US presidents. \u2014 Richard Stenger, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Together, these islands are home to 14 distinct species of giant tortoise . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"So, a team of conservationists and explorers in 2019 were astonished with a discovery on the rugged island: a lone female giant tortoise . \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Our next stop was the breeding sanctuary of the Aldabra giant tortoise , which is funded by the Four Seasons. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"In Beijing, Shiffrin is expected to enter all five alpine ski events\u2014slalom, giant slalom , super-G, downhill, and combined\u2014as a legitimate medal threat. \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, SELF , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Hosts China took gold and silver in the men's 1,000m short track speed skating, Swedish skier Sara Hector won gold in the women's giant slalom and Slovenia clinched the mixed team ski jumping gold. \u2014 CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s because of her surprisingly poor outings in the giant slalom on Monday and slalom on Wednesday. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, chicagotribune.com , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"When the nearby giant star exploded, high-energy particles blasted the nebula, causing pockets of matter and gas to collapse. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a reason the Cowboys\u2019 logo is a giant star . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"The team has a hunch that a large object, orbiting the giant star , obscured our view of it briefly \u2014 but the nature of the occulting object is uncertain. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 12 June 2021"
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"According to Sawyer, the filter removes 99.99999 percent of salmonella, cholera, and E.coli and 99.9999 percent of cryptosporidium and giardia , without requiring batteries, chemicals, or replaceable filters. \u2014 Kari Bodnarchuk, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2019",
"For example, a number of parasites, such as giardia , are missing mitochondria. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Oct. 2015",
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"Other common parasitical infections like giardia also tend to clear up within a few weeks, sometimes without any symptoms at all. \u2014 Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics , 6 Nov. 2018",
"Another puppy, Bodhi, was found to have giardia , a parasite typically present in contaminated water, records show, so the whole family was treated for it. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral , 26 June 2018",
"But some contain dangerous pathogens that can sicken humans, such as giardia , salmonella and Hepatitis A. The county is not advising against visiting any part of the river, said spokeswoman Kim Nava. \u2014 Cynthia Hubert, sacbee , 3 July 2018",
"When Froehlich called the Shoens' assistant, Froehlich learned the dogs had tested positive for giardia the week before they'd been dropped off. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, azcentral , 26 June 2018"
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"Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses\u2014dengue fever, hepatitis E, amoebiasis, giardiasis , eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria\u2014and wanted to move closer to her father. \u2014 Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker , 12 June 2021",
"Norovirus infections, which cause vomiting and diarrhea, were the second most common, with 1.3 million cases, followed by the diarrheal disease giardiasis with just over 400,000 annual cases. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 16 Dec. 2020",
"One Wilderness Society staffer contracted giardiasis after drinking water running off a glacier. \u2014 Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream , 19 June 2020",
"Through his research and his work with diplomats and other international travelers, Dr. Wolfe became an authority on such exotic conditions as giardiasis and schistosomiasis, both of which are caused by parasites. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 17 June 2017"
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