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The number of shark attacks from 1926 to the present day rises around the summertime, with the most happening in September, according to a chart.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
In another investigation, Hassan and his colleagues found that places that received immigration a century ago were better suited and more likely to receive investments from that origin country in the present day.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
In another investigation, Hassan and his colleagues found that places that received immigration a century ago were better suited and more likely to receive investments from that origin country in the present day.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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