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The issue, as I see it, is that you are doing what kids do when they play video games: You are world-building.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 12, 2026
When we have shortages of soldiers, nurses, and air-traffic controllers, it becomes a pressing civic issue.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
Officials must avoid politicizing the issue in such a way that they cast suspicion on Chinese scientists or Asian Americans based on race and ethnicity.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 12, 2026
Well, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled on this issue back in 1975 in Clark v.
From Slate β Nov. 12, 2026
Jefferson concurred, though the subject touched the most explosive issue of all—namely, the unmentionable fact of slavery.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
This spring, engineering issues contributed to Google delaying a broader rollout of its agent, Gemini Spark, which launched initially only to trusted testers.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
Have there been any other pieces that they’ve sent in that have had issues?
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 12, 2026
In this race alone, 24 percent of affidavit ballots were rejected for issues such as having an incorrect county registration or the person voting at the incorrect precinct.
From Slate β Nov. 12, 2026
"They would say, 'I'm not getting along with my mum'... 'School has gotten really challenging and I'm feeling kind of bad about myself', and then suddenly it was, 'I have attachment issues, ADHD, and depression'."
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2026
The likelihood of United Flight 001 arriving on time obviously shifted—with the weather, mechanical issues, pilot quality, and so on.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Police issued an alert for a possible suspect, described as a white man “wearing gray shorts with a gray and black gun.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
The Singaporean company Megaspeed International, at the center of the scandal engulfing Nvidia, on Thursday issued its first public statement since the scandal erupted.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 12, 2026
The quartet issued a joint statement in 2021 saying they "did not know a foreign substance was taken on to the field".
From BBC β Nov. 11, 2026
Harrison issued several apologies, and was pulled from hosting the season’s “After the Final Rose” finale, which sparked a social media debate about whether he should leave the show permanently.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 11, 2026
In January of the new year 1863, the fighting further intensified as Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing enslaved people in the Confederate states.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Saudi Arabia stopped issuing visas to Kenyan nationals in late October, prompting concerns among those seeking employment there.
From BBC β Nov. 11, 2026
They count 37 standards and 10 working groups that are tasked with responsibilities like issuing tea bag specifications.
From Slate β Nov. 8, 2026
Oracle has been borrowing money and issuing stock to help finance its AI cloud growth.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 2, 2026
Gu says that deals financed with expensive stock can be a problem for investors in the company that’s issuing shares to facilitate the transaction, in this case Marvell.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 2, 2026
When the reporter approached him and asked what he thought of the quakes and the ash and the steam issuing from the new crater, the logger didn’t hesitate.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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