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Trainers used manual manipulation to find Diaz’ ideal arm slot and build muscle memory, and he was quickly cleared to resume throwing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
But the CBP had said in a court filing this week that the pause had lapsed on September 30 and work would soon resume.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Be sure you’re attending networking events, staying in touch with old bosses and colleagues, and keeping your resume up to date.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
NASA's live coverage will resume as Dragon approaches the station for rendezvous and docking.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“He must have been impressed with your resume, Mister-Big-Time-Restaurant-Manager,” said Mom.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
That work amounted to a résumé that would rival those inventors and innovators of yore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
In a trial brief submitted earlier this year, prosecutors alleged Weinberg repeatedly traded on his Hollywood résumé and affiliation with “Scrubs” — the beloved hospital sitcom he wrote and produced for from 2001 to 2010.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Student success: Payne wants college to do more to offer “immediate perceived value,” including teaching résumé building, interview skills and how to apply to jobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
His advice: Draw on AI early in the process to draft ideas — but actually write most of the résumé yourself, filling in your personal and professional achievements.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
You’ve seen my résumé and think I have the necessary credentials.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
The gift of Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta was first heralded in April, but Xi has now announced they will arrive in just a few days as China's panda diplomacy resumes.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the process, she discovered the forgotten digital detritus left on their hard drives: old resumes, photo albums, Word documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Still, using AI to write resumes is on the rise.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Treasury yields edge lower in Asian trade as their trade resumes after Monday’s Labor Day holiday, shrugging off a slight increase in oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Solomon looks up, twists his head from side to side, and resumes eating.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
And so she did, filming “terrible TikToks that would get three likes” until school resumed and she turned to musical theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The kingdom has also resumed exporting oil via its East-West pipeline, which it has used to reroute most of its exports this year after the Iran war severely disrupted traffic through Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
One resident also said mobile phone services appear to have resumed in parts of the city.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
They resumed digging at a sprawling and decaying property, shifting the focus from a battered greenhouse that was the center of attention Tuesday to an area nearer a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Their joy was evident in the way they nodded and grinned while they resumed shoving cake into their mouths with reckless abandon.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
He said Thursday that he hoped the North would "join us now on the path of restoring trust and resuming dialogue, following a long interruption" -- a day after the military demanded an apology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Even if a governor rescinds the moratorium, resuming executions would be a long and complicated process because the state has no approved protocol or facilities to carry out death sentences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Talwani, in a ruling last week, criticized the Postal Service for resuming work on the project.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“We are focused on completing our evaluation and resuming enrollment as quickly as possible,” the spokesperson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Not at Hogwarts,” said Harry, resuming his pacing.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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