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She said some patients have turned down services that could help improve their quality of life because they can't pay their electricity bills.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
On fourth down freshman QB Hendrix Coleman throws his first high school TD to Andrew Cordero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Market share and sales are down for the Dearborn, Michigan, heavyweight, and up for the South Korean group.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
We went on discussing how Ons have become the unofficial sneakers of airport lounges when, suddenly, Coppetti looked down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
I clear my throat and pray that the butterflies in my stomach settle down.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It feels like there will be ups and downs throughout, given the age of the side, but Jaissle has been struck by the backing of supporters and has quickly settled into life on Tyneside.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But as the BBC's Ricky Boleto reports, there have been many ups and downs along the way.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
That means it is not immune from the stock market’s ups and downs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Soccer history, Pochettino had more downs than ups in his first 18 months as he struggled to adapt to the American system and the players struggled to adapt to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The day had been full of ups and downs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned residents of the country's most populated city about strong wind gusts and the possibility of downed power lines, saying "Don't travel if you don't have to."
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
After Tuesday’s crash, Weise said, Coast Guard crews searched the area for any wreckage, but did not find any pieces of the downed aircraft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The storms caused flooding, downed trees and widespread power outages across the Greater Toronto Area, with thousands of people affected.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
That fire was started by downed power lines due to high winds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Beside me, on the same downed log, are my parents.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
In 2024, Putin apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan over the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Tuesday and Wednesday night, US and Iranian forces exchanged fresh waves of strikes following the downing of a US helicopter in the Gulf.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The actions this week come as the two countries renewed strikes on each other’s forces after the downing of an American Apache helicopter that the U.S. attributed to an Iranian drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But after the downing of the helicopter on Monday, Trump said in a telephone interview with ABC News that the United States was responding "in a strong manner".
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Trey’s downing a protein shake, trying to act cool.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
