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[uh-peer-uhns] / əˈpɪər əns /




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Both defendants entered their not not guilty pleas during an appearance at the Old Bailey on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Chatting before his appearance at New York’s Concordia Annual Summit last month, the Pfizer CEO described his mindset after rolling out generative AI across the company two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2025, Reynolds made a guest appearance on the first season of Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon,” which starred Kelly as Quinn O’Grady, a former concert pianist, opposite Josh Duhamel, who played rancher Staten Kirkland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

"At the very least, I wanted to come down, lay a candle... to make an appearance," said the 25-year-old, who studies fashion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Bobby’s competitors tried to hide their astonishment at the teenager’s transformed appearance.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

He also made several TV appearances, including in “Cheers,” “L.A. Law” and “Entourage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In their last 13 playoff appearances, the Yankees have made the World Series only once.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The company has said that authors, musicians and comedians get a boost from appearances on Rogan’s show, with listeners seeking out guests’ work across other podcasts, music and audiobooks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

If Tyler Glasnow wins Wednesday — and the Dodgers won in all six of Glasnow’s postseason appearances last October — they are off to the NLCS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“But there may be pretty good guessing. He will be a completely gross, vulgar farmer, totally inattentive to appearances, and thinking of nothing but profit and loss.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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