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“I really do think that she’s the future of the league. … I’m happy to be able to leave whatever I can before I throw my feet up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"We know we can make it huge scale, so that's why it's such an interesting technology, because it can underpin many applications."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
No Paramount executives, including Weiss, can serve on the board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Users say it can make them feel dream-like and detached, chilled and relaxed.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Dr. Harlow knows that Phineas can add and subtract, yet Phineas angrily refuses the deal.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Walk around your property with a view to securing items such as fertilizer bags and open paint cans so that they don’t wash into storm drains, which flow to the ocean without treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It also owns large stakes in companies like Apple and Coca-Cola – a brand close to Buffett's heart, as he famously drinks five cans a day.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The American Beverage Association, an industry trade group, says the drinks are intended only for adults, pointing to age guidance in the fine print on the back of many cans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
They silently changed out the cat food in front of Building L, then meandered toward the dumpster to get rid of the empty cans.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Sparks will finish 10 games out of a playoff spot, leaving Ogwumike’s final games less about a postseason push and more about what she could leave behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Given their proximity and links it is possible that Edinburgh, the three Lothian councils and the Scottish Borders could be within the same region.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
And “after almost an entire summer of southern swell after southern swell, there could be some issues for those vulnerable coastlines,” according to Lewis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The leader of City of Edinburgh Council, Jane Meagher, also has questions and is worried the plan could be rushed through.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
But I could be wrong; it’s a quick glance.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "Andy: I have a cunning plan..."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
"King George, as you know, never set foot in America. And please rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, I am not here as part of some cunning rearguard action."
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Out of the shadows dash creatures of all shapes and sizes: swift, diving bats and scurrying raccoons, fluttery moths and cunning bobcats.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
"There is little difference nutritionally between canned and fresh food in terms of macronutrients, like carbohydrates, protein, fats, and fibre, as well as fat-soluble vitamins, like vitamin A and E, and minerals," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He’s a partial owner of the canned yerba mate brand Mateina, but he “loves it without bias.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
It wants us to stockpile canned food and drinking water, strengthen our civic resilience, and plan for the possibility of war.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The ruling indicates total imports of canned vegetables into Canada rose in 2025 by 28% from the previous year, with the U.S. accounting for a substantial portion of the total volume growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Also canned food, bottled water, guns, and Geiger counters to measure radiation.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Meanwhile, Bumble Bee Foods plans to lay off 197 workers on Nov. 19 and estimates that it will lay off another 36 workers when the fish canning facility finally closes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
While the canning process preserved the outer structure of the worms, it destroyed the internal features scientists would need to identify specific species.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Guinness 0.0 products are canned in the Belfast factory while the Runcorn facility carries out the kegging, bottling and canning of Guinness Draught products.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Short remembered how Beckstrom loved cooking, baking and gardening, canning hot peppers, and eating deviled eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
It was Velutha who maintained the new canning machine and the automatic pineapple slicer.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
