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Rosenblatt Securities analyst Kevin Cassidy said it’s unclear how politicians will ultimately act, but for now, “investors don’t like uncertainty.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

A vote against an incumbent is often itself an act of a voice.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Unlike many antibiotics, which can act against a broad range of bacteria, phages typically target particular bacterial species or even individual strains.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The window for governments to act on El Niño is "closing", the United Nations Development Programme in Asia and the Pacific said recently.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

How could she act so thrilled when he felt almost paralyzed with dread?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In one of his first acts as bishop he participated in a beatification mass for the three priests murdered in 1991.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

In 1995, Pulido launched his own independent singing career during the golden age of Tejano music, defined by acts such as Patsy Torres, Little Joe y La Familia and Selena Quintanilla.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It helped launch the careers of many acts including Dave, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Skepta.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

When it forms along the upper side of a stem, it acts much like a contracting muscle, pulling the stem upward and causing it to bend.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The last man out was Steve Druskin, and among Druskin’s last acts was to figure out what to do about Michael Burry’s credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Lawyers for CPL, the independent production company that makes the UK version of the show, previously said its welfare system is "gold standard" and industry-leading, and that it acted appropriately in all these cases.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Never has a politician so consistently acted against his own and his party’s interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ostensibly, the prosecutors acted to prevent the statute of limitations from expiring.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Pizarro told investors last week that he believed there was no evidence that Edison acted criminally before the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai no longer felt, or acted, quite so young.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Shana M. Broussard, the commissioner and acting chair of the Federal Election Commission, explains in Slate just how much money is being let into America’s federal elections.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Black Doves” gets away with murder, so to speak, because of its casting, its acting, its all-but-furious narrative pace and the relationships portrayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I do think that being in constant engagement with humans on the podcast or listening intently or empathetically is what acting is all about,” Maron said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Voters who spoke with the BBC in the state said they were confused over the move, with some questioning whether the congresswoman was acting out of anger.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

But then she said, “Are you interested in acting? You have a beautiful face. And all that hair.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu