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He’d forget names and repeat himself, but he was otherwise fine.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The company settled the case by agreeing to pay a $125-million fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Women, on the other hand, spent an average of $455 per visit for neurotoxin treatments—products that temporarily reduce the appearance of fine lines, including Botox and competitors like Daxxify and Xeomin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Outside of a few million protestors that no one felt the need to listen to, most Americans were fine with the whole business, but with one caveat: They didn’t want to see it.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
“We are fine standing,” said Mae, finally responding to the officer’s suggestion that we might like to sit.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Burnham hasn't yet revealed the finer details, but for now, at least, he's confident enough in his own ability to win the argument.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Coarser material settles first and forms the lower portion of a layer, while finer sediment gradually settles above it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
It would also be wise to brush up on the finer points of your home insurance policy, as your coverage may have changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“There are few finer songwriters, male or female, that have ever lived,” said the pop singer Pink in her 2022 speech inducting Parton into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“There wasn’t a finer teacher than Miss Rice.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
A year later, Manchester City paid his 70m euro release clause, and Guardiola turned him into arguably the finest holding midfielder of his generation.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
In its finest moments, the box set captures the astonishing level of musical development that will energize the remainder of The Beatles’ career, a period of unparalleled pop-cultural ambition and stylistic experimentation.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Writer Nora Ephron wasn’t embarrassed when in 2002 she declared in the New Yorker, “The hot pastrami sandwich served at Langer’s Delicatessen in downtown Los Angeles is the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
His oeuvre was concentrated here until the late 1620s, when the Gonzaga collection, considered among Europe’s finest, was sold off and scattered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It was filled with friandises, with luscious and toothsome bits—the finest of fruits, patés, a rare bottle or two, delicious syrups, and bonbons in abundance.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Passengers who play loud music on buses in England could be fined up to £100 under an attempt by the government to crack down on antisocial behaviour.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Ultimately, parents who continue to ignore the ban can be fined.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The antitrust watchdog concluded in December 2023 that Swisscom had abused its market dominance and fined it 18 million francs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Merseyside Police were unable to identify those responsible, despite viewing 130 hours of footage from the disorder, with Liverpool subsequently fined £17,500 by Uefa.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
They were fined a mere one hundred dollars each and sentenced to 180 days in jail.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
He is accused of violating Kalshi’s rules regarding insider trading and market manipulation, fining him more than $71,000.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Regulator Ofwat recently proposed fining the firm £22m over issues affecting 286,000 people in Kent and Sussex between 2020 and 2023.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Ignorance of the risks of AI usage is no longer an excuse," the judge wrote, fining the lawyer $1,000 and sending him on a three-hour course on AI-assisted legal practice.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
That’s not only because judges are fining more lawyers for their laziness, but because the publicity about these embarrassments has been inescapable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Her words sliced through the air and the cries and shouts and grunts coming from everyone in the tangled mass of bodies fining the stairs from top to bottom went silent.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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