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Your adviser should be clear about their motivations, and be able to outline them on paper.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
A separate law lets tribes comment on general plans that outline where developers can propose housing, and commercial and industrial facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
While tickets are yet to go on sale, Fender responded to a post on social media which claimed to outline the expected ticket prices.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Although its overall outline remains approximately circular, its atmosphere is noticeably asymmetrical.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
He could see their barest outline, with a slight blur at their edges.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Friedman & Ranzenhofer, a New York-based law firm, outlines the various steps to challenging a will.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Astronomers have long depicted distant exoplanets with smooth, circular outlines.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Whether you already have an account or are considering signing up for one, Laura Saunders outlines the key details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up posted a detailed breakdown of the data that outlines a 66% shrinkage in the SiriusXM Raw channel roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Alex had seen them before—as vague outlines on his DS.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
And party leaders in Washington were nodding to 2028 as they outlined broad plans for their House and Senate majorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
They then repay that loan, which is outlined in a formal agreement.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has outlined plans to triple Turkey's installed solar and wind capacity from around 40 gigawatts to 120 gigawatts by 2035.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Puente announced his decision at the end of a lengthy congressional session on Tuesday evening in which he had outlined new rail safety measures and been grilled by the opposition.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The moon floated out once in a while, and the thick trees ahead became dimly outlined.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Diplomatically, you didn’t really score any points by outlining all the ways you would like to spend his inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Oracle said it would raise the full amount it earmarked for additional financing through fiscal 2030, just days after outlining those plans.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Much work remains to be done to finesse the conclusions, and a paper outlining the results is yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Venezuelan prosecutors haven’t provided documents outlining the charges or the evidence against Rincón, his lawyer said in a court filing made last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I kept writing my memo to the Atlanta Police Department and before I knew it I had typed close to nine pages outlining all the things I thought had gone wrong.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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