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U.S. officials say the efforts have likely added some numbers at the front though likely not enough to make any major breakthroughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"I can't get over this, I can't," Alexandra tells me, "Because it basically happened right in front of me. It was terrible. I just don't know how I'm going to get over this."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Placing famous directors in front of the camera is a classic auteur filmmaker flourish, and Safdie is both an actor and a director mainly associated with indie films.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Rams’ defensive front features Young, Turner, and linemen Braden Fiske and Poona Ford, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The tree line stood sentinel in front of a long-forgotten wooden fence.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Previous efforts on both fronts have failed for months, though there were initial signs of progress Sunday on reopening the waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez lifted a state of emergency over a wildfire threatening areas near Madrid, after the prefect's office said there were no longer any "active fronts".
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Conditions remained "very unfavourable" on major fronts, including the southwestern regions of Gironde and Landes, and in the Mediterranean Var region.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The oil market is facing stress on other fronts, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The fronts and backs of all four sheets are covered with Dad's tiny, precise handwriting.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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But he fronted up and didn't shirk the flurry of uncomfortable questions that came his way.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
If that familiar show is fronted by a known star and made by people’s friends, it’s even more likely it’ll get some love on nominations day.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Rooted in cooking over competition, the shows that are greenlit these days are typically fronted by celebrities, often with various degrees of experience in the kitchen.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Soul and funk band Maze, which was fronted by the late Frankie Beverly, shared some love for Bryson on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
They were pursuing the sow along a road on the edge of the resort where bungalows were fronted by small patches of gardens surrounded by fences.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
It is a lesson in contrasts—hard geometries and muted hues fronting loose forms and cheerful colors—that evinces the influence of Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard on his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
This includes Dolan’s fronting of an embarrassing blues-rock band, often while sporting a fedora, and he inflicts his music on audiences by installing himself as the opener for acts like the Eagles.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Keith starred in several other sitcoms before later fronting shows about her passion for the British countryside.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
They knew I knew they'd been fronting this whole time.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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