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Premiums skyrocket when enrollment is delayed until later years, because insurers must account for the higher probability of the insured person making immediate claims, giving less time for the insurer to collect and invest premiums.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Masino stands to collect $4.6 million in exit payments over two years, filings show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
His confirmation could also help revive negotiations over Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the US government to collect communications involving foreigners abroad without an individual warrant.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Each item I collect has a certain energy from its previous function that carries over into its new use.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
As I bent down to collect them, I bumped the sewing basket off Aunt Kitty’s chair and heard the sound of a hundred tiny straight pins ping their way across my aunt’s freshly swept floor.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Its holding is worth about $115 million at the current stock price — peanuts for a company that collects revenue of about $5 billion a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
As tissues respond to those signals, the scanner collects the information needed to generate an image.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Andrew Gula, a petition committee member and volunteer who collects signatures at state festivals, said that the public response has been overwhelmingly positive.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The bill will be 9.4% higher than last year’s holiday cookout, according to Datasembly, a company that collects prices for retailers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I try to work and rework the problem in my brain—never write anything down—until Mr. Stoker collects the papers.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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Instead of requesting new telescope time, Mason examined observations that had originally been collected for unrelated astronomy research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
According to Robert McClelland, senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center, a think tank, the highest effective rate—the amount of tariffs collected divided by the total value of imports—was 3% in Trump’s first term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Mary Jane Roberts believed she collected up to £600 for Macmillan at the funeral of her mother, Lynne Wheal, and was told by Bush: "We'll take care of it, don't worry".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Dr. Snyder began by weaving together evidentiary strands collected by other investigators in the 1950s and ’60s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Without a word, Jeff collected his stuff and got up from his desk.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Iran is engaging with the proposal but is still insisting on retaining control over the strait, including collecting fees, the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
However, if a person starts collecting Social Security before their full retirement age and continues working, there are temporary earnings limits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Rubin's wide, deep surveys will reveal a much larger sample of tidal disruption events than current observatories are capable of collecting, including ones that are off-center," Carney said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sam hopes to attract those who, like himself, felt the pangs of an infamous monster collecting game when using Merlin to ID and save their bird sightings.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Guardian, though, is constantly telling me to hurry while also reminding me that I cannot forget my other mission tasks, like collecting samples from the terrain.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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