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But it does give him an opportunity to see his family.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In “The Forsaken Founder,” Scott S. Greenberger becomes the latest to try to give Morris a posthumous boost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And did Stoker really give it his blessing?
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
"Everything is expensive, so it does not surprise me that Halloween candy is expensive too," said Mallory, who declined to give her last name.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
I would’ve done anything to keep the peace, done anything to get him to forgive me and give him reason to keep loving me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Courtney Iseman breaks down why gimmicky cocktails go wrong—and gives some recipe ideas for making your spooky spirits a smashing success.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Now, a new one by the American Michael R. Katz gives this long, labyrinthine novel a fresh voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Barely two months before his death, Presley gives everything he’s got left to the song’s central question: “Are you still mine?”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
WinViz - the tool analysts CricViz use to predict such results - gives the hosts a 54% chance of victory.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Will shouts so abruptly that Bubbe gives a shudder and stares at him.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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The company also gave its first official estimate of the total monetary impact: $6.3 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"I felt that, as a young person, I could not question, or have a discussion with people older than me. The monarchy gave me the same vibe."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The electrical engineer, who only gave his first name, has sent his wife and 10-year-old daughter to a calmer town away from the front line.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The butter made it rich; the miso gave it a subtle funk.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
According to the rundown Dad gave us, she recently moved here from Atlanta.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Economists say they aren’t ruling out another rate increase in December or February, given the RBA’s hawkish rhetoric in recent months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
That said, given the amount Manchester United have spent on hiring and firing managers in recent years, it is understandable if Berrada and Wilcox want to keep costs down.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Richard Windsor, founder of research firm Radio Free Mobile, shared similar caution about the stock, given his view that while Tan has made progress on a turnaround, “he is not out of the woods yet.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Yagher says he was largely left to his own devices and given a lot of creative freedom with the video, shooting on the existing but expanded set to fit the dancers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Last week, she and the entire class had been given a creative writing assignment.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Class arrangements, in short, are not dissimilar to those in prewar Oxford when Tolkien was giving literary shape to his curious imaginings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Two years after serving as musical director for Janet Jackson’s tour, Booker wrote and composed “Crypt Jam,” having Kassir in the booth giving life to the vocals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The $25 spread offers a maximum profit of $19.04 per share against that $5.96 commitment, giving it approximately a three to one risk-reward ratio,” said Ceresna.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Thereafter, an Abu Dhabi–backed group invested $2 billion in crypto company Binance by purchasing World Liberty “stablecoins,” giving World Liberty $2 billion in deposits to invest.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
“There’s a map of the United States for giving the shipping rates. Tear out that map and bring it to school. We start geography tomorrow.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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