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German manufacturing orders dropped in April, reversing some of the gains in March that came on the back of stock building after the outbreak of the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The bottom of the first inning took so long that Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto resorted to throwing a ball against the back of the dugout to stay warm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
"When the wind has dropped, you can smell a kind of toxic chemical smell, and it's like a taste that you can almost feel on the back of your throat," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
She makes a "smoothie" out of her fluffy yellow cream, rubbing blobs on the back of her hand and mixing it with a tinted moisturiser.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
I stay low to the ground, sneak along the back of Mrs. Jones’s yard until I reach the rear of Dad’s and climb the three crooked cement steps to the door.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
