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Dennis said he wanted to "make some profit", so sent Oladipo £6,000 - from his savings and money his parents had given him - but did not get his money back.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
They are of a piece with the clothing being sold by OpenAI and other tech firms, which has given the companies the sheen of being lifestyle brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Foot Locker, which Dick’s acquired in September 2025, had a harder time of it, given its greater exposure to legacy sneaker brands and its greater dependency on launch and retro products.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The haste of the transaction would seem to have given the buyers superior leverage, yet Walter negotiated a 25% increase on the $10 billion he spent on the team last October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
That seemed an odd thing to say, given where he was headed.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
His thinking begins instead with three separate givens: God, world, human being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Bolch: A few things have become givens about the Bruins under Chip Kelly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
But coach Bev Priestman suggested that growing parity means there are no givens.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
It is only in such moments, when the musical acknowledges its givens, that it comes to life.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
He knows no more than they do about total reality—less, if anything: works with the same old clutter of atoms, the givens of his time and place and tongue.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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