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The company got it down to under 6 gigabytes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Each of these players will go down as a legend of Australian cricket," said former Australia bowler Jason Gillespie on ABC Radio.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“As far as handedness, they’re pretty balanced, so that really doesn’t come into play. For us, it’s more of who can take down a couple innings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Set between 2019 and 2021, Sorkin’s film stares down the dawn of a new decade, preparing for the birth of our current web of chaos, cruelty and thinly veiled deceit.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
What if I only get halfway down the list?
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Seasoned female comics like Croonquist, who have navigated the industry’s ups and downs firsthand, are among those steering comedy mentorship programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I have seen plenty of ups and downs in grape and wine supply,” said Juan Munoz-Oca, the estates director for Marchesi Antinori’s U.S. business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Business spending in the supply chain is much bigger and more volatile than final consumption and does a better job of measuring the ups and downs of the business cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
—Does she have any problem with helping you with your emotional ups and downs?
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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
Spokesman Majed Al Ansari said on social media that Qatar sent search-and-rescue teams to look for the crew members after their planes were downed and found the remains of one of the pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
He breathed deeply of the odor and downed it boiling hot.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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
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
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
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
Toby opened his milk without a word, downing the whole carton and wiping his mouth before he finally said, “That means she’s into me, right?”
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
