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The peer, who grew up in Greater Manchester, was a key figure in pushing the Conservatives' Northern Powerhouse agenda, which was aimed at boosting the economy of the North of England.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

With Ahmad largely sidelined in the U.S., though still advocating for the Palestinian people, Sidhwa ultimately becomes “American Doctor’s” most striking figure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

At Walmart’s U.S. locations, traffic was up 1.5%, but per-trip spending trailed that figure, ticking 1.1% higher.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

So far, almost no one has been able to figure it out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Yes, I can see well enough,” I managed in the French that still tasted new on my tongue, and then tried to figure out what else a competent, sophisticated girl might say in response.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

In 2024, German political figures reacted angrily to a CNN report that Russia had plotted to kill the head of Germany's biggest arms company Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

A collaged print by Liu Shiyuan presents a dizzying array of images—fruit, bees, jellyfish, shrouded figures, fabric samples—that is more disorienting than anything else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But once she’s confronted by spectral figures in her nightmares, she starts to wonder if something supernatural is going on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Gus Atkinson: Bowled better than figures of 1-51 suggest but looked short of rhythm, unsurprising given he had previously been bowling in The Hundred.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

There was a tugging at my sleeve, and I realized a woman was standing in the dark in front of me, four or five other people-shaped figures behind her.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

He replied: “yea I been trying to find her since I was in the hospital but I figured it would be weird to ask publicly lol.”

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

“If I knew, I’d probably have figured it out by now,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

They’ve just figured out they don’t have to buy them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

"I hope to be able to do that one day, but I just haven't figured the time is right just yet," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

I figured that it was about time for me to say something or I would surely have to drink the well dry or be chained to a fence post.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Howard says that figuring out what she wanted to talk about in her new songs took some time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The third is now beginning: figuring out how to pay for the system without making it less useful.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

“We would all benefit together by figuring out the community compacts required to enable sustainable development across the country,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

This is your risk tolerance, and figuring that out is usually how financial advisers start the planning process in earnest, after getting down all your demographic information and calculating your current balance sheet.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

“It’s a hall where they have dances,” I said, figuring it was my turn to answer.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez