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“We need a little bit of time to assess what exactly that requirement would look like,” said Kate Huckelbridge, executive director of the Coastal Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Hidden from view inside the sleek outer nacelle are hundreds of little turbine blades that can shrug off enormous mechanical stresses and temperatures exceeding 1,500C.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“You could also invest in the Hermès shares, which are maybe a little bit more liquid in the market. You could probably be making a similar amount.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
When insurance covered little or none of the cost of infertility treatment, women experienced greater financial toxicity and subsequent anxiety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Sancho, on Don Quixote's orders, gave the driver and the lion keeper a little money to make up for the delay.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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The president suddenly confronts a world in which he’s weakened and less influential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The previous edition, GTA V, is still the second-biggest selling game ever -- it took just three days to rack up $1 billion in sales, two days less than the movie "Avengers: Endgame".
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Planting there won’t start until after the ribbon cutting and certain animals might be less inclined to use areas without the cover it provides, such as bobcats, Riley said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Every year, as winter and the festive season approach, residents of India's capital begin preparing for something far less celebratory: months of breathing polluted air.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
And while he was less likely to get hurt than a living animal, drowning was one of the most dangerous dangers to undead creatures.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Analysts, however, expected Barrera to consolidate the votes of Democrats and predicted that the support of CTA, and other unions to a lesser extent, would make a difference for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Jim O'Neill, an economist and former Treasury minister, said: "I'm not surprised. People were, and to a lesser extent, are, underestimating the improving momentum in the UK,"
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“They instead receive lesser amounts dictated by the remaining Executor, who uses this power to deter them from checking his abuses,” Paris’ petition alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The judge described Banica and Moco as having lesser roles in the organisation.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Analogously, the great sachems had to please or bully the lesser, lest by the defection of small communities they lose stature.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Though Disneyland Park’s littler and much younger sibling, the park has grown into a respectable offering, one that ranks among my favorite Disney parks in North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
"You wouldn't think there were that many places to hide but when Ramona was littler, I think she'd been in every cupboard in one of those trailers," says Drew-Honey, now 28.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
The new paper adds an additional seven dark comets to the list, including bigger ones that inhabit the outer solar system and littler ones that remain in the inner solar system.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024
No surprise there—as the term accelerates toward a contentious finale, the tensions roiling major cases are bound to spill over into littler ones.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2024
“It is a whole heap littler than Ah thought.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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Thomas, for his part, is widely believed to want to stay on the court at least until May 2028, when he would set the record for the longest-serving justice in American history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
She will take over despite every single one of her City Council colleagues having endorsed Bass, which is like the least popular kid in class getting elected school president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
For starters, an asset needs to be held at least one year before a sale.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
At least two lower-court judges have taken such an approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
I didn’t realize, until this moment, just how lacking I am in both, at least when it comes to the race stuff.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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"We didn't abandon seatbelts because people didn't want to buckle up, and we will not flinch at holding tech companies to account when our littlest citizens are at stake."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The scarcity of Apple’s littlest Mac comes at a time of high interest from AI power users and a potential product refresh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Charton, a contributor for the Financial Times, has not yet publicly addressed the arrival of their littlest one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
"He always has time to chat with every little one and has the ability to charm even the littlest of children who may be a little shy of a big man in a red suit."
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024
With the cutest, littlest, boyish smirk, you asked, “What was that for?”
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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