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But—now it’s our turn to play conspiracy theorist—it’s also terribly difficult to take her conversion at face value.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
"If you don't run from it and you try to face it, it devours you," Ecologio Cabrera, 86, told AFP after fleeing with nothing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
His face was wet and gushing with joy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Gomez-Cardona said the data show that average healthcare spending remains relatively stable because many retirees incur modest costs, while a smaller share of retirees face exceptionally large medical expenses that skew the distribution.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Caesar, his Stetson blocking his face, favoring his bandaged hand, leans against the post.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Alonso faces a decision this summer as to whether to continue his career after this season.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Karim Khan faces allegations by an aide and has been on leave from the International Criminal Court since May 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 19 and faces up to 181 years to life in prison due to previous convictions and aggravating factors in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tell us tomorrow that Canada is a threat and we’d laugh—we know Canada, we’ve stood in it, we can see the faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She could see by the looks on our faces that we wanted to hear the story, too.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
It faced yearslong delays and steep cost overruns from an original budget of about $37 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Carney then faced sharp criticism following Tuesday's release of a proposed agreement on financial management of the bridge, deemed highly favorable to the US side.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“We’re faced with the need to prove to the people in our individual communities that we matter enough to them that they should support us,” Eustis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Recently, Japan's native giant salamanders have faced challenges such as hybridization with foreign species and habitat destruction," says Noda.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Llewelyn cleared his throat and faced his fellow travelers.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The oil market is facing stress on other fronts, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“It’s an obvious deficit in our country’s mental health landscape, and I’m grateful that some larger, more established organizations are facing it head on with this initiative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Madrid's regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso described it as the "worst fire in the history of the region", with the area facing a "perfect storm" of high temperatures, relentless wind and merging fire fronts.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Moderating pay increases are another reminder of the slow-motion cost crunch that both businesses and workers are facing at the moment.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
I was even pining for Mrs. Wigginbottom’s sorry company—anything seemed better than facing another afternoon with our pint-size terror.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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