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Raman effortlessly turned the mayor’s rhetorical traps around like Bugs Bunny twisting Elmer Fudd’s rifle right in his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In September, he dangled a naked ultimatum: Either ABC “took action” against Kimmel, or the network would face severe regulatory consequences.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
He did not specify what punishment countries would face, and none other than Iran were mentioned by name.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“If we don’t fix the problem, we’re going to face many more years of anemic growth and people voting with their feet,” said Carl Bonham, executive director of the University of Hawaii’s economic-research division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s easy to tell by the look on his face that he’d rather be anywhere else right now.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“The ideas are the ideas. But once you go down to creating likenesses, you know, people, faces, voices, that’s where people really get alarmed,” said Giansiracusa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
However, in its prospectus, the company said large-scale commercial deployment "still faces uncertainty, with a risk that progress will fall short of expectations".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
But Nixon still faces a steep battle against Moody, MacManus said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
New faces follow a familiar pattern with 22-year-old Portugal defender Antonio Silva arriving from Benfica, along with young forward Alvaro Rodriguez from Elche.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
They were just sitting there looking at Grandpa and me, with no expression at all on their cute little faces.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Bass came in as the clear favorite after toying with City Councilmember Nithya Raman the two times they faced off on the debate stage during the primary, as easily as the Dodgers sweeping the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The conflict faced by Moss is not unusual.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was contrasted with a picture released by the court on Thursday, in which a worn, white-haired Xu stood unsmiling, flanked by two police officers as he faced a panel of judges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
She faced criticism as people questioned her eligibility to compete given her mother's ties to Mozambique and her father being a Nigerian citizen.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He faced up beyond the trees to the peak.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The drama at Tata is a reminder of the looming corporate governance challenge facing other family-owned companies in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
District residents reached out to the mayor’s office over homelessness in the Sepulveda Basin and problems facing local businesses, Bass said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: If you’re facing a college-funding gap, private student loans might help you pay for school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire family, particularly the children, who are facing an unimaginable loss," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He was facing forward on the log, but the current was “bucking chaotically up and down.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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