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Gary Patterson does have an impressive resume, with years of top-tier defenses at Texas Christian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"The spacecraft is in great shape, and we're on schedule to resume sustained thrusting with the solar-electric propulsion system later this fall."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
"If the government does not honour the agreement and release everyone detained or arrested, we will be compelled to resume the protest," Ashutosh Ranka, a spokesperson of the CJP told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The inquiry will resume in October, when its chair Baroness Lampard will decide whether to make interim recommendations.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nixon and Kissinger wanted to resume the American bombing.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
El-Sayed is not Platner; he’s been in electoral politics for nearly a decade and has a polished résumé.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
Joe Torre, with four championships as manager of the New York Yankees on his résumé, was in his first year in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
They had spent millions on a high-profile coach with a glittering European résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Even unrelated, low-skill jobs on a résumé can be valuable for entry-level candidates, reflecting an eagerness to work hard and succeed, Shafransky told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
Trevor clicked back over to the website and we stared at her résumé.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
"Once it resumes normal operations, Swift could continue searching for more examples of out-of-place black holes."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Saudis have repeatedly said that they will not normalize relations with Israel unless Israel resumes talks toward creating a Palestinian state.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
The competition resumes later in the year for the autumn leg with England next in action against Australia on 8 November.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Having a killer cover letter used to be the way to stand out from other applicants with similar resumes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Divide by a number and you undo the multiplication: a tick mark that had been stretched to a new place on the number line resumes its original position.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
And following a cyberattack on its Fairlife milk segment, the company said most production had resumed at its four U.S. facilities, with availability on store shelves “largely unimpacted.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The recently resumed hostilities with Iran are not going well.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
On Thursday, workers excavated a 3-by 4-foot area to find the source of the water, plugged the leak and resumed preparing the street to open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In April, the company resumed share repurchases of up to $1.5 billion, aided by war-induced price rises which delivered a cash boost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He resumed galloping, crying out as he realized his monocle had flown off, landing somewhere in the mossy ground.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Also, Iran said on Tuesday that it rejected an Omani plan for resuming traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, presenting its own proposal that would give Tehran more control over shipping in the key waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It added that restrictions would remain in place until conditions are considered safe, with activities resuming "as soon as possible".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The president’s proximity to Iran as hostilities were resuming was also a factor, the Journal reported at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
While any semblance of normal life has been shattered for some, it is tentatively resuming for others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
“I will keep the foul thing for Balan,” thought the Wart, resuming his search to his tutor.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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