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The experiment generates enormous quantities of information, enough to fill the hard drive of an average laptop within minutes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Restaurants often want to fill seats outside of peak lunch and dinner hours so opting for earlier or later sittings can be rewarded by a cheaper bill.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The administration has loosened the requirements for military veterans to obtain commercial driver’s licenses in an effort to fill empty jobs, announcing a “Freedom Haulers” program to fast-track veterans’ applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Watt to fill in alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“You didn’t answer the question,” he says, making my stomach fill with slush.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm," Modi said on Monday.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It “truly fills us with pride and happiness to know there is so much interest in investing in Venezuela,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A few hundred yards away, the cockpit window of Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon fills the dunes of Tatooine, then the towers of Coruscant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
On the walls where gang members in El Salvador once marked their turf, urban artists are now creating large murals in a traveling festival that fills the streets of the Central American country with color.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
A loud whoooosh fills the dining hall, and a gust of wind knocks the Manifestor down.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Merav Opher, SHIELD's principal investigator at Boston University, and her colleagues simulated encounters between the solar system and extremely cold regions filled with gas and dust.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
While some are being reworked by zama zamas, many are filled with acidic water that contributes to sinkholes, said mining expert David van Wyk.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Ten days later, villagers filled the square again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Central Command said the Iranian launchers, which were deployed on Larak Island, were preparing to fire rockets filled with sea mines into the strait when they were struck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The rest of the room was filled with clothing racks, fitting platforms, and more tables.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
It could do the same if state labor officials find a local job shortage the CSU program isn’t filling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Machinery is typically ordered in advance, meaning Piracicaba’s factories are still filling contracts signed before the tariffs took effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I’m filling in for Ian today, so let’s take a break from the usual ignominies we cover on the Slatest to talk about something completely different.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
With Dolly Parton's "Jolene" filling the night air, fans of the late country music icon laid flowers at a Tennessee statue of the singer who changed their US state forever.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
We stood in the doorway and looked at our babies, tears filling our eyes, grateful that they were alive.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
