appeal
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If the AGs win, Paramount’s inevitable appeal could keep the $110 billion deal backburnered well into late 2027.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Jim Patterson says the appeal of handmade paper lies in its "inconsistency"
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Besides curb appeal, that’s the first physical touch you have with the house, and you want it to be impressive.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
So, decisions about the existence of a vacuum should be made not by appeal to authority but on the basis of sense experience and reason.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“Spending money on staff, online communications and even fundraising appeals that have informational content can all be considered programmatic.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The government was blocked from collecting the H-1B fee by an appeals court in Boston last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Modi, whose political rise has long been intertwined with social media, joined the digital battle with selfie-style videos and direct appeals to young people as the protests gathered momentum.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
McCarthy peppered journalists, congressional staff and even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with desperate appeals for evidence, but no one had any.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Mingo had lived on the farm for a long time, and when it came to addressing Lander’s appeals, it was good to have a native voice.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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In May, Al-Doush's wife appealed directly to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, to grant him clemency on humanitarian grounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Pels, the DOJ spokesperson, told ProPublica that Faruqui “was wrong on the law” and noted that after the government appealed to the district’s chief judge, his order was overruled.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Before attending a memorial service for the victims in central Berlin's Marienkirche, Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to those targeted by the attack to "not let yourselves be intimidated".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Cancino has appealed his termination, arguing that other officers in his unit carried out more of the problematic stops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
All they know for certain is that, as soon as Mr. Wigg had appealed to Mary Poppins, the table below began to wriggle on its legs.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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It also boosted Lincoln, whose more moderate approach seemed appealing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Meanwhile, some managers are using big-brotherish tracking methods such as following the locations of employees’ Wi-Fi connections or their company-issued mobile phones while also trying to make being in the office more appealing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
And nearly 80% said affordable weekend social experiences sound appealing to them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
This combined approach could allow manufacturers to produce fries with less oil while preserving the flavor and texture that make fried foods appealing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
But then my future as a deserter is no more appealing.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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