Ames
Americannoun
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Ikenna Nlebedim, deputy director of Ames National Laboratory’s critical materials division, said recycling could meet up to 25% of U.S. demand for rare earths within a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Ames, 84, died this week in a federal prison in Maryland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Ames cooperated with the authorities in exchange for a plea deal that secured a lenient sentence for Rosario, who admitted she had known about the money and his meetings with the Soviets.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
The Bruins’ comeback hopes formally ended when Cal’s Dai Dai Ames unleashed a crossover move that he followed with a three-pointer to give the Golden Bears an eight-point lead with 1:24 remaining.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
Mrs. Ames remembered having seen Cathy stroll away toward the barn.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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