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Next, the roles were reversed: Senegalese wrestlers put on traditional burlap shorts to try their hand at Swiss wrestling, with the Swiss avenging their earlier defeat.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
What prompted the letter from Furner is that Walmart is expanding its use of electronic shelf labels, little screens that let employees update prices digitally from a central computer instead of replacing stickers by hand.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
On the one hand, the humanist AI view says that a machine can’t be conscious because it lacks a body or lived experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
If a company has too much money, it should hand it back to its shareholders, not try to pick stocks on their behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
This is what an audience of doctors looks like when Phineas arrives in Boston in January 1850, tamping iron in hand.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The Washington Post story sparked some upbeat trading Monday, however, and the shares were changing hands pre-market at $137.74, up 2.25%.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
What's clear is that the true victors aren't necessarily the ones who get their hands on the prize pot.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
It went to a Hermosa Beach, California, car dealer named Vasek Polak for around $31,000 and then changed hands several more times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He has presented Iotova as a pair of "safe hands".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
I leaned forward, elbows on the table and chin resting on my hands.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Dad handed us the envelope at a Sunday dinner, with a pot roast going cold on the table because he wouldn’t let anyone eat until he’d made his speech.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
While chasing a third Michelin star, Ynyshir was handed a one-star hygiene rating in February and told to improve due to concerns about raw and undercooked foods.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Since John D. Rockefeller handed out dimes, the world’s richest have given away their money in very different ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Airbus kept to its target of delivering a record 870 commercial aircraft this year, beating the 863 it handed over to airlines in 2019 before the Covid pandemic upended the industry.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
He handed me the blocks of snow and I put them down in a circle and slanted the edges to make the dome.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
After handing over our personal information and completing several minor administrative tasks, we’re permitted to save 75 cents on yogurt.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
The UK police watchdog is to investigate the Metropolitan Police's handing of a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle that was handed to his daughter, the Duchess of Sussex, in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I could walk into 10 stores and not buy anything,” said Kerri Fitzpatrick, a 38-year-old shopper from Rye Brook, N.Y, after handing over her credit card to be swiped for a $1,860 furry black cape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“You should be handing out full-size candy bars,” says a TikTok creator by the username Z. Hartleben in a clip that’s drawn almost 14,000 likes and hundreds of comments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“You need a parent or guardian to sign a release form,” he said, handing me the paper.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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