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[fahyl] / faɪl /






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"Cheryl was not a case file, she was an amazing funny little girl," her elder brother Ricki Nash, told the inquiry on its first day of public hearings.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

No shoppers or workers asked to file a report, and no injuries were reported, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Chinese AI startup StepFun is set to file for a Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as Monday, with a proposed valuation up to $12 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A conservative colleague had warned him not to file the bill, Murphy told ProPublica, recalling the man’s words: “I can no longer protect you from who’s going to come after you.”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

He demonstrates some tips his teacher showed him, and then shows me how to use the file in my grandpa's toolbox to sharpen the tiny teeth on the blade.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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