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Every inch of its intimate sanctum contains the story of the venue’s principal owners, Quentin Ertel and Brian Rauschenbach.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The pipes are usually protected by half an inch of steel and around 3 feet of soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A bit more rain is expected in Orange County with coastal areas receiving anywhere from half an inch to an inch over the weekend and into early next week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
For example, Rainmaker's 19 million gallons equates to around 0.01 inch of rain across 100 square miles.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Each of these stuck out about half an inch farther than the others.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Unlike the flaccid fenders of the S5, the RS 5’s fenders and wheel arches are swole, extending a full 3 inches wider than those of the S5.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Sitting just inches apart around a San Diego beach rental’s dinner table in Fielder and co-director Lance Oppenheim’s magnificent new documentary, “You Can See Everything,” Fielder and Holmes look decidedly comfortable with one another.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
It measured an impressive 86.6 millimeters, or approximately 3.4 inches, excluding its tail, claws, and antennae.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Duo features the largest iPhone screen ever, at 7.6 inches, with prices starting at about $2,000 for 256 gigabytes of storage and exceeding $3,000 for two terabytes of storage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“You aren’t funny, cadet,” he sneered, and I saw him stand up straighter in an attempt to offset the three additional inches of height I’d had on him since we were both eight.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Average loans and leases jumped 13.5% to $278.6 billion in the global wealth and investment management business, while in the consumer banking arm, average loans and leases inched up 0.2% to $321 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, European revenue declined just under 1%, while sales in the Asia-Pacific and Africa inched up 1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Gold prices inched lower: New York futures were down 0.2% to $4,209.50 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Broncos tied the score after making the defensive stop, then inched away with two drives that ended with field goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Blinking, the creature inched forward into the light.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Case in point: Micron’s stock was choppy in early Wednesday trade, rising as much as 3.6% before briefly turning negative and then inching back into the black.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Camarillo hit 99 degrees, inching past the previous record of 98 degrees set in 1953.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Other indexes ended little changed, with the S&P 500 down a fraction of a percent and Nasdaq composite inching higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
One sweating plastic cup inching toward permanent damage.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Inside, however, I felt a thrumming nervousness, that sense of inching perpetually farther out on a limb.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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