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The deal would give the U.S. a direct stake in 17 of Venezuela’s most promising oil-and-gas fields that house some 90 billion barrels of crude oil reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Myles, the first woman to direct a major film festival was keen to spark ideas and debate about a rapidly changing industry.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“The climate credit provides direct savings on summer bills and, together with lower electricity rates this year, helps make energy more affordable for customers.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The official signaled Bessent will make direct appeals to counterparts in bilateral meetings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Oddly, Cassano was as likely to direct his anger at profitable traders as at unprofitable ones, for the anger was triggered not by financial loss but by the faintest whiff of insurrection.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Rather than proposing a dedicated decision-making system that directs behavior, James suggests that sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes together produce what he calls 'action selection.'

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

A second part of the executive order directs DHS to create its own lists, which would be made available to the states.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Chava Cartas directs this crime drama based on Héctor de Mauleón’s account, focusing on the decisions faced by the patrolmen when threatened by the criminal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The memorandum directs the National Coordination Center to create a program to conduct “cyber surveillance operations” and “cyber effects operations” against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations under the control and oversight of the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Faith directs me to lie down and tells me that for our first session she’s only going to leave the needles in for ten minutes.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

The movie is written and directed by a cis man, and stars a cis woman.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Despite that negative sentiment towards the monarchy, Vagle said criticism was rarely directed at the late king personally, leaving her with the impression that "everyone has loved King Harald".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

She directed the government to rescind all guidance, directives, communications, or instructions to blacklist and label Anthropic a supply-chain risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

DeLorenzo adapted the play himself for his production, which opened Saturday at the Odyssey Theatre, where he directed Ibsen’s “Ghosts” in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She had no doubt that spirit hands had directed the boat when she was too weak to row.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

The show could reunite him with director and producer Mark Mylod, who worked on Game of Thrones and is directing some Harry Potter episodes.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Some critics have pointed out that the company is backed by private equity firms and is taking over local storefronts while directing profits back to veiled corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

We’re wondering whether we should continue contributing to the 529 or start directing more money elsewhere.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Robots are popping up more in everyday life in China, with trial jobs including directing traffic, cleaning houses or working on factory floors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

There’s a woman and a man I’ve never seen before, directing people through the metal detectors, one at a time.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas