chain
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But the chain was hardly in an enviable position.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Despite outperforming other fast food chains and posting impressive same-store sales, the Mexican-inspired chain Taco Bell has taken a hit after being linked to Cyclospora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Taylor Farms announced a voluntary recall of lettuce sourced from central Mexico, while the US fast-food chain Taco Bell said it has removed lettuce from the supplier from its menu.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Drolma has moved up the value chain, becoming an intermediary herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
It was of a girl with both blond and blue hair, checking to make sure the boy next to her was asleep before standing up and removing a chain from around her neck.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
The strikes have also targeted steel companies, another key sector, as well as supply chains -- notably in the rail sector -- and major warehouses.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
A decade ago, McDonald’s was an early mover among U.S. fast-food chains investing in self-service kiosks, digital menu boards and app ordering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
If only the church bells would stop ringing even though their pull chains have been locked away for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Suzanne: One reason Aritzia can staff its stores with attentive saleswomen is that its prices are slightly higher than those of typical mall chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I put them on their chains so they could get at the fresh straw in their houses to make soft beds and realized that I had learned something again that night.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
"Every day we get reports of, horses, dogs, pigs, goats, everything. So many animals being either stranded, abandoned, locked up and chained," Kenny said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
By contrast, the German Reich was unfortunate in its ally Austria-Hungary during World War I; one observer likened it to “being chained to a rotting corpse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
But I’m not going to keep him chained.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
New offences were created including interfering with national infrastructure, "locking on" – chaining or gluing yourself to something – and tunnelling underground.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Ben Williamson, who works for PeTA, says that the new box shows that people today no longer accept “the chaining and caging of wild animals.”
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024
Short of chaining him to his side, Luke had done everything he could to keep Toby from making the mistake he seemed intent on making.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
