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Website
Climate change, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health (last visited Oct 15, 2026)
In-text Climate change, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health (last visited Oct 15, 2026)
Book
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott) (1960)
In-text Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott) (1960)
Journal Article
James D. Watson & Francis H. C. Crick, Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, 171 Nature 737–738 (1953)
In-text James D. Watson & Francis H. C. Crick, Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, 171 Nature 737–738 (1953)
Newspaper Article
John Noble Wilford, Men Walk on Moon, The New York Times, July 21, 1969, at 1
In-text John Noble Wilford, Men Walk on Moon, The New York Times, July 21, 1969, at 1

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