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The state needs only to cultivate a few successful enterprises to jump-start the economy, said Zach Hernandez, who left for college on the mainland and returned to run a talent-development startup on Oahu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A few years later, he moved to WWLP-TV, a broadcast news channel, where he worked for eight years as sports director and two years as news director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Harp is also one of the few officials with direct access to Trump's Truth Social account.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
After the event, Trump said: "She lit up the television screen like very few people I have ever seen do it."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“You’re really quiet over there,” he says after a few minutes of silence from me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Regions corresponding to the crests contain more electrons, while the troughs contain fewer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The result is fewer firms growing to global size and slower diffusion of new technologies across the economy."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
If United are able to win the ball back, they can quickly find four attackers closer to goal against fewer defenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some of Ullom’s richest themes need only a casual mention, like Fisher muttering that he has fewer photos of his family on his phone than stupid memes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“I hope there will be more wheat and fewer tares every year,” said Amy softly.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Hiring picked up in first half of 2026, but last year saw the fewest new jobs created in any year in which the economy was not in recession.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
This compares to 704 the previous year and was the fewest since at least 2021.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
That would be the fewest in a 10-year span since the decade that ended in 1960.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
When taking playing time into account, they've actually run the least and made the fewest sprints of the four sides remaining.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Odd Fellows’ Brass Band played a short selection, the Moose Band played at length, and the International Woodmen of the World, the band with the fewest members, went on forever.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
