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Fairford has become the latest example of asymmetric warfare, where two sides square off with mismatched military power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Audiences have become accustomed to Mungiu pointing out uncomfortable truths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The England midfielder has become a crucial player for the Gunners since his arrival from West Ham for £105m in July 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
With fewer options free of AI risks, investors have had to turn to other corners of the stock market to provide some buffer against an AI-related unwinding, and negative beta has increasingly become an option.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Yet for many others—psychologists, medical researchers, doctors, and especially those who suffer brain injuries—Phineas Gage will become someone worth knowing.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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The complimentary appetizer that was once cheap enough to disappear into the cost of doing business becomes expensive enough to notice.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
With every record he breaks and landmark he passes, the question becomes increasingly difficult to tackle.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In touching later chapters the dog becomes a steadying companion to Dava as her memory abandons her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
There are also obvious risks if he dies prematurely, becomes ill or divorces.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The constitutional settlement of 1787–1788 thus becomes the natural fulfillment of the Revolution and the leaders of the Federalist party in the 1790s—Adams, Hamilton, and, most significantly, Washington—as the true heirs of the revolutionary legacy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Before he became Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Although this often got England's winger one-against-one, teams could match England man for man in the wide areas, especially as they fatigued and off-ball runs that rid them of their markers became less common.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
If you didn’t tape a copy off of your local FM station, it wasn’t hard to find somebody that did, and it became one of the first commercial R.E.M. bootlegs.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Continuous video monitoring over three months showed that the lions spent much more time eating when carcasses were provided, rested for longer afterward, and gradually became more active as the fasting period continued.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
But as February became March, the nagging uncertainty Rachel had introduced into my relationship with Traveler persisted.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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In fact, rising interest rates are taking a toll across the market, and it’s becoming clear that one sector alone is keeping things from unraveling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
It allows young diaspora Jews to serve without becoming citizens first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Between Jordan’s charm and Misty’s smile that only emerges around him, the film flirts with becoming a romantic comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"We are concerned about food security. We are concerned about pressure on inflation coming from that door, from the door of food becoming more and more expensive."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Hunger-related diseases such as rickets, scurvy, and tuberculosis were widespread, and in the cities, death from starvation was becoming a daily occurrence.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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