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While the financial situation of the higher education sector may have brought the issue to the fore, she said there were "checks and balances" in place.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
And the rapid rise of online prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are bringing that tension to the fore.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
The episode has thrust a long-simmering debate to the fore: open versus closed AI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Then for others to come to the fore who can communicate the message, who are very able, so we can have minimum fuss."
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
It was nearly noon be- fore I realized that we had taken on another passenger at the inn last night.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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He fores down two bouncers at Asif, much to Michael Holding's satisfaction.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2010
And when they sleep their eyes wake: and when they go forth or about, they hele and hide their fores and steps, for hunters should not find them….
From Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus by Robert Steele
I suppose the derivation to be in Quatuor fores, or some French derivative from those words.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
Hope it won’t signify no great deal; but I thought it better you be told o’t fores it reach the young lady at Gloster—so’s yer honour might break it to her a bit easier.”
From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid
Splay and twist as you like, poke with the tangling fores of fishes or rats, You'll be unmuzzled, you certainly will.
From Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
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