gears

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A strike at SoFi Stadium would be an embarrassment for Los Angeles as it gears up to host eight World Cup matches, the 2027 Super Bowl and the 2028 Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The company announced that it had filed for an initial public offering earlier this week, just as OpenAI reportedly gears up for its own IPO.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The winner will lead the second-largest city in the US, grappling with issues like homelessness and affordable housing as Los Angeles gears up to host the 2028 Olympics.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It features a “common-sense, light-touch framework designed to get the federal government’s gears in motion,” Fedasiuk said in a social-media post on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

There was a thunk, a whirr, and the sound of grinding gears as the elevator car slowly creaked its way through the shaft.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein