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But all made an impact in their own way and, as Synnot points out, they get "a nice anecdote" for future interviews.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
He threatened to relocate out of the state where Meta is based if he didn’t get help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Nov. 1, meaning people get an extra hour of sleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
She said supporters of rejoining the EU had to "make the argument, demonstrate tangible benefits and to get the next steps right".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The wagon driver yells, “Eb, Bill, let’s get out of here! There’s other land.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
When the butchering is over Then the farmer feels so-so; But he’s always sort of worried, Fears the cider’s gittin low.
From Time ● Oct. 15, 2015
Then he says, ‘We must be keerful, For the cider’s gittin low.’
From Time ● Oct. 15, 2015
Which, as she was born in the Bronx, is pronounced "We gittin they!"
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2014
“Listen to me, Jeth; you’re gittin to be a sizable boy. There’s goin’ to be a lot of things in the years ahead that you’ll have to stand.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
“Hush, now. Luster gone to git de surrey en take you to de graveyard. We aint gwine risk gittin yo cap,” she said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Hallgreen said “it’s very infrequent” that the department gets a call about someone trapped in a pipe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Although leaving bread when you’re dead gets most of the attention, baby boomers, Generation X and financial advisers could look at a more helpful, immediate alternative: giving while living.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Because the hybrid is more asphalt-focused, it gets shod with the 21-inch all-season tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
On a "feeding day", which happens around twice a week, he straps some of his 50-60,000 bugs to his arm and gets on with his work.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He gestures with his hands as he often does when he gets excited or annoyed.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The 37-year-old star appeared onstage wearing a traditional Korean hat known as a "gat", featured in Netflix's animated megahit "KPop Demon Hunters".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Sussy’s second defining feature is his love of hats, namely a tall, jaunty gat, similar to the ones that the Saja Boys wear in the Underworld and in their performance of “Your Idol.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
In this Bonnie & Clyde, female ambition is more dangerous than a loaded gat.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2013
As Bogart aged, he lost his defiance, leaving Warner Brothers for Columbia and trading his gat for a bow tie.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2010
Belinkin was as gude a mason As e'er pickt a stane; He built up Prime Castle, But payment gat nane.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
She had previously been a content creator and livestreamer selling clothing online, but it got harder to make money as consumer spending weakened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Beyond Tiznow, further consolation for California came earlier Saturday when the top jockey in the state, Juan Hernandez, got his first Cup win after 30 consecutive defeats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"That's the way it's got to be approached."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
"We've got a vegetable garden. We grew everything we needed there. Everything ourselves, so we managed more or less. We shared with the neighbours," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
“If you’ve got experience, you need to share it with me.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
By May, stuff had gotten so weird, so fast, that he concluded that RSI was likely by the end of 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
We used to go with all these other couples, but people have outgrown us or moved on or gotten jobs in other states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Halloween candy sales have also gotten off to a slower start this year as Americans grapple with higher prices, the same report noted, with sales down 6.7% in the month ending Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
"They're never easy, no decision is. There's always nitpicking over language -- but it's gotten far worse."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
They were the antique experts, I told the guests, and Ba had gotten back this very day from a buying trip in China.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
In court filings, Athena said even her Stanford colleagues are getting emails from Al-Hussaini’s supporters making accusations against her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
"It is getting to the point where a hotel is cheaper and I know what to expect."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
She was eager to work—and her parents were getting antsy—but she hadn’t been able to find a job there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He’s already getting rave reviews; now he needs names above the title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
I want to tell him he doesn’t have to wait, but I don’t because it’s a lie, and I’m getting tired of convincing myself to believe lies I don’t believe.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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