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Add "A ship named after Sally Ride appears in books 2 and 4 of The Expanse series of science-fiction novels."

In chapter 44 of Caliban's War and chapter 4 of Cibola Burn, a ship named Sally Ride makes an appearance. 202.21.124.69 (talk) 02:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Suggest adding “…performed a Whipple Procedure, removing …” The name of the operation is Whipple Procedure and is the most common surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer. 12:17, 3 May 2025 (UTC)64.135.136.61 (talk) 64.135.136.61 (talk) 12:17, 3 May 2025 (UTC)Mike in Maine[reply]

Mike, you need to provide a reliable source for this. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sally Ride Spouse

Tam O'Shaughnessy 74.221.179.1 (talk) 14:23, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You need to provide verification from a reliable soure. Peaceray (talk) 17:14, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Sally and I wanted to be as connected as possible. We became Certified Domestic Partners in California. We introduced each other by saying, “She’s my partner.” We became publically affectionate." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/from-girlhood-pals-to-life-partners-tam-oshaughnessy_b_5a01bc7ee4b05c84181665e5 Matrim112830 (talk) 20:31, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

O'Shaughnessy is mentioned as "partner" in the infobox. The article Domestic partnership in California distinguishes "spouses" from "domestic partners". —Kusma (talk) 20:40, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]