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Most forecasts show that the cooler and more changeable spell of weather is set to continue for the rest of the month.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It may also continue to haunt us forever after, as in the bone-clanking, teeth-chattering, spookily percussive 1929 animated Disney cartoon frolic, “The Skeleton Dance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“If you continue on this trail, you can walk all the way to Maine!” my dad said, pointing northward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Along with our vow to renounce war, I reaffirmed our determination to continue fulfilling our responsibility to uphold Japan's postwar path as a peaceful nation," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
I gesture for Theo to wait in the guest parlor to the right, while I continue to my mother’s private study, the place where she would plan the week’s menus and write her correspondence.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
In correspondence previously provided to the BBC, the Met said: "The live investigation into those who could have facilitated or enabled Mohamed Al Fayed's offending continues."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even so, it continues to invest far more in its foreign supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Despite also having significant potential in cobalt, nickel and manganese, the country continues to struggle with persistent poverty, unemployment and rising food prices.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Maiava said he continues to refine his command of Riley’s offense and has learned more than he imagined was possible when he started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The hiker reluctantly backs away down the trail and continues with her walk.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
He said this was a "realistic" goal, while Seoul continued to push for full denuclearisation.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As diplomacy stalls between the decades-long foes, attacks in the Hormuz strait have continued, highlighting the continued risks to regional shipping.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The firm first bet on the developer of ChatGPT in 2023, at a $29 billion valuation, and has continued to invest heavily in the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The suit alleges that shortly after it began Said continued to get assignment requests from David Herndon, then head of ABC’s Los Angeles bureau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
I went up to the kitchen where Nollie had just brewed a fresh pot of coffee, picked it up, and continued with it upstairs to Tante Jans’s rooms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In Hampshire, firefighters are continuing to tackle a wildfire in the New Forest for a sixth day.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the meantime, Gatwood is continuing his yardwork — now around the statue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Prediction markets are facing scrutiny from state and federal regulators, including continuing litigation in more than a dozen states over whether they should be regulated as gambling entities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
One firefighter was hospitalised and five others suffered minor injuries, the fire service confirmed, with crews continuing to extinguish "hotspots" in open grassland, along a railway and in gardens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Soon he was in agony, but worse than the pain of continuing was the thought of sinking down into this black, still hole, never to see light and air again.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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