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"Runaway Train" star Eric Roberts, who saw his own Cameo footage similarly distorted to portray him attacking Democrats over transgender issues, told AFP the statements "are not my words and do not represent my beliefs."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Mr. Cerimedo never had the authorization to represent ... the presidency, the government or my family,” a deeply discomfited Paz said in Facebook message last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Tesla’s 325,351 U.S. sales so far this year represent a 16% decline from a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Despite the way it is often portrayed in popular culture, 68% of the physicists surveyed said the Big Bang does not necessarily represent the beginning of time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Constantly make the “right” difficult decisions and represent themselves and their organizations as the leaders they are.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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UC-30 represents only a small part of the problem.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for "cooperation" within the bloc, which he has said represents "50 percent of the world's population, 40 percent of global GDP and more than 25 percent of global trade".
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
"We don't know if glutathione is affective," said Sean DeCrane, the assistant to the general president for health and safety at the IAFF, which represents over 360,000 firefighters across the US and Canada.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Leaders and workers within the labor movement describe Regan’s alleged behavior as an open secret at SEIU, which represents more than 2 million members nationwide and is the largest union in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Finally, each society on a continent represents one more opportunity to invent and adopt a technology, because societies vary greatly in their innovativeness for many separate reasons.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The industrial sector represented the largest share at 42% of the deals, SLB’s data shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
In 2002, the FBI tried to interview me about a 9/11-related press leak, and I’ve represented more than a dozen national security employees in leak investigations.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions, represented 0.4 percent of the group's global 2025 revenue and less than two percent of its US revenue, according to the company.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Melanie T. Partow, an attorney who has represented Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay, was listed as a speaker on a Friday morning panel titled, “Torture, Rendition, and Detention: The Erosion of the Rights Regime Post-9/11.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
They were always represented as riding splendid snow-white horses, but Homer distinguishes Castor above Pollux for horsemanship.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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The researchers say accurately representing cyclone clustering could therefore improve projections of both future sea ice conditions and coastal risks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The 2025 review paired UK parliamentary constituencies - for MPs - and former Welsh Senedd areas to create 16 new constituencies for May's Senedd expansion, with six Members of the Senedd representing each.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The end-of-summer networking bonanza was organised by 20 business groups representing everything from cars to clean energy, digital to detergents.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend” also includes seven short essays, representing diverse responses to the elder Coltrane’s music and personality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Clothes and shoes, everywhere—all representing her ever-shifting obsessions.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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