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pop

[pop] / pɒp /




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On “Heal My Faith,” the rapper who first gained mainstream attention by lighting the pop chart’s sacred cows afire wonders why we can’t all just get along.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Dangerfield had a deal with a small label where he was originally making a go of it as a pop and R&B soloist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The thing that propelled it negatively into pop culture was the drama and sensationalism,” said Will Cockrell, author of the book “Everest, Inc.,” of mountaineering on Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"These figures used to be more on the aspirational side," Monica Castillo, the film critic for the pop culture website The A.V.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I’m thinking the lightbulb is going to pop on and some smart credit officer is going to say, ‘Get out of these trades,’” he said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It crowds grocery store shelves and regularly pops up on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

When Evans derails the conversation again, a new question pops up — an occurrence in this film as natural and frequent as breathing.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Hear'Say were top of the pops, a mobile phone game called 'Snake' was all the rage and Tony Blair was Prime Minister.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

These days, the business of ice pops is much bigger than Popsicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

“I know, C.C. I’m sure there will be lots and lots of icicle pops this winter.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

As a result, consumer-staples stocks — companies that sell food and essential household products that people always need regardless of economic conditions — already have popped nearly 9% this month, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Max Muncy struck out in the sixth; Ohtani struck out and Mookie Betts grounded out in the seventh; and Tucker popped out and Teoscar Hernández struck out in the eighth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The average 30-year mortgage rate last week popped up to 7.28%, the highest in three years and more than double the average for 2020-21.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

They’ve popped up in barns and on farms, in strip malls between an antique shop and an ax-throwing business and in churches, where lighting and sound for worship services is part of the curriculum.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

He stepped backward, hoping to retreat before she knew he was here, but the board under his foot popped.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

When she nearly miscarries, he convinces her to marry him and move to his company’s sponsored enclave that’s popping with pregnant women like her.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Having cautioned last year about the prospect of froth in AI, Dalio has turned up the volume this year and begun to speak of the set-up as a bubble at risk of popping.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

AI images are popping up everywhere in food ads—and are grossing people out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Promotional AI-generated food images are popping up everywhere, from takeout menus to deli counters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Instead, it is seething with these virtual particles; at every point in space, an infinite number are happily popping up and disappearing.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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