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book

[book] / bʊk /






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These sections are the least effective parts of Cusk’s book, as they are frustratingly indeterminate and hazy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Season two will adapt the second book in the series by JK Rowling, The Chamber of Secrets, which chronicle's Potter's second year at the magical school.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

It has nothing to do with the ratios of price to corporate earnings, sales, book value, dividends, GDP, and so forth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Harry described William in his book “Spare” as his “beloved brother and archnemesis,” and documented a physical fight between the two in which, by his account, William pushed him to the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Still acting as a foreman, Phineas calls out for his time book and makes an entry as he rolls toward town.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Wang was taken along with many of her books, and her family have not spoken to her directly since.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

He liked comic books, Pop art, collage, landscape, the miniature worlds of Joseph Cornell boxes: virtually anything modest and surprising, even self-effacing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

By Rachel Cusk Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 192 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The measure of their success will be judged on the pitch and on the books.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

The books belonged to the rabbi of Haarlem.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

More than 2,000 plant cuttings will be available to people who have booked online on Wednesday, with two more opportunities to collect plants scheduled later in the year.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

FedEx has already received about $800 million in refunds, but has booked $749 million as liabilities owed back to customers whose tariff payments it can trace.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

In a study for online travel giant Expedia, 13 percent of American travellers said they had booked a trip after seeing a destination on screen.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

I booked the ticket about 10 days before departure and a regular economy ticket was $1,700 one way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Your Papi booked a big job coming up soon, and it’s going to pay nicely. Why don’t you come along with us, too, and lend a hand?”

From "Merci SuΓ‘rez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

According to Fuentes’ jail booking information, Wednesday was his 19th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Earlier this year, the CMA ordered two other driving schools to give refunds to more than 80,000 customers after they did not disclose the total price for lessons upfront during the online booking process.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Plus, I didn’t waste hours researching and booking a la carte accommodations myself, where I could easily lose track of the trip’s total price tag.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

But we have fewer customer contacts per booking because of improvements in the way we’re doing business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Woody was taken to his house in one of the police cars while Wes was brought down to district booking.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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