spot
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"I think I've gone above and beyond that. The goal has been achieved this week and I'm in a good spot for the rest of the year and next year."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Many schools relied on adjunct professors during the boom to manage the influx of computer-science students, but those schools that added tenure-track faculty could be in a tight spot.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
He won the top spot in the primary after then-Rep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The average monthly spot price of jet fuel is around $4.50 a gallon, up 91% since February, according to data from Argus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
You signal to Cassie, then Lucy leads the way to their spot.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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She’s also a living guidebook, offering advice on everything from where specific slot machines are to best spots for family photos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The new laws were introduced to help tackle problems with housing demand and anti-social behaviour, especially in hot spots such as Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The French luxury brand is picking its new spots based on factors like local demographics, the location of e-commerce shoppers, and nearby shopping patterns and attractions, Natasha Khan writes for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
South Australia's government paid for incognito inspectors to visit the state, according to national broadcaster ABC, which is why no spots have been recognised in other parts of the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I immediately went to look for Klawde, but he wasn’t in the kitchen, or staring out the front window, or napping in any of his usual spots.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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Not a week goes by that he isn’t spotted by fans of “Rad.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Residents first spotted the fire approaching their village in Bangka Belitung province on Saturday and tried to put it out themselves with portable water pumps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
She spotted 17 black vehicles and what she described as “a bunch of new ICE people.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sanders described the moment he spotted a single eye peeking from behind the kelp: "We remained perfectly still, watching one another with a seemingly shared curiosity."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The house was at the foot of a steep hill, surrounded by a shin-high lawn spotted with daisies and clover.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The hoofed Highlanders have been embraced as an unofficial mascot on campus, with Reddit threads dedicated to donkey spotting and burro plushies for sale in the campus store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
He said a fellow villager had alerted police in the middle of the night after spotting the vans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
It said nearly 3,000 people took part in Cornwall, spotting 47,712.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
According to Prof. André de Villiers, Muller's study leader and main author on the paper, the separation achieved using the technique was key to spotting the rare compounds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
My talent for spotting hollows wasn’t much good without light to see them by.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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