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Officials said Bisnoff used most of the victims’ investments to pay her personal expenses, including rent on her personal residence, and to make Ponzi-type payments to further the fraud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Her new parternship with 20-year-old Lexi Potter is flourishing and has allowed Walsh to get further up the pitch and play with more freedom.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to multiple reports.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Hiring freezes at universities have further limited academic job opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Once she learned the whole truth, Ruth refused to participate further.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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That it’s taken this long to reach what could be a watershed moment speaks volumes about how every passing day furthers humanity’s desensitization.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
But Dan Wasiolek, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, told MarketWatch that the deal furthers his belief that prediction-market competition is overstated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
As MMA solidifies, “it produces heat, and then in producing that heat, it furthers the chain reaction, so it keeps going and going and going,” Bernal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
"Those early years were bit parts, chorus lines, lots of rejection... but my dear dad always reminded me that perseverance furthers, that was his motto."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Both public and private effort furthers Western education in the East.
From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara furthered the plan’s growth when he required it to raise the policy limit on homes to $3 million and to insure condominium developments valued at $100 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Workday’s stock has been beaten down by artificial-intelligence fears, and Tuesday’s earnings report only furthered those concerns.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
These experts then furthered the complexity of the systems under their purview, creating a self-sustaining cycle in which ever more expertise was required to deal with ever more complexity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
One of those Ins for 2024 was finding a creative hobby that furthered my artistic pursuits outside my preferred and beloved relationship with writing.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
I surprise even myself, that I would dare to dispute with a priest during the Mass. Five months of convent life have, in their way, furthered my education, if not my humility.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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GSK in June announced a $10.6-billion deal for Nuvalent, a Boston-based specialist in cancer treatments, furthering its push into both oncology and the United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
A spokesman for USA Rare Earth says the company is “making significant strides in furthering America’s strategic interests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
And though the suit doesn’t name the classmate, her name has now leaked via court documents, furthering an already pronounced imbalance of power.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
And some sportsbooks are now not optimistic about the Knicks’ chances either, possibly furthering their potential losses.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
They’d poured themselves into their jobs because they believed thoroughly in the causes they were furthering.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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