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Bitcoin failed to recover lost ground, trading below $74,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Similar work to unclog drainage systems is ongoing across Nairobi, a sprawling city built on hilly ground crossed by three major rivers.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The sheriff’s office said deputies first responded to the reports of Park being swept out into the ocean at about 8 p.m., after which a search began involving drones, ground crews, and helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
One key ground rule was agreeing that we were in a judgment-free zone, and that we would only share as much as we were comfortable with.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
I stay low to the ground, sneak along the back of Mrs. Jones’s yard until I reach the rear of Dad’s and climb the three crooked cement steps to the door.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Anyone forced to leave their homes will be relocated to 167 designated holding grounds where a stockpile of relief food and supplies will be distributed, Simiyu says.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
In general, in the United States, we have not sought impeachment on grounds of incompetence, mismanagement, or even grievous misjudgments.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026
China is seeking new markets amid weak domestic demand and restrictions on much of the US market on national security grounds.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
As Wanrong entered the palace grounds, she traded the life of a cosmopolitan schoolgirl for the gilded cage of a Manchu empress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
When they lived in New Jersey, there had been a local fair in the grounds behind a church that Pili had taken Danny to.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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