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"Today was more damage-safe mode instead of full attack. I just make sure next weekend we get back in the right level."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the stalwart of the rotation, certainly has performed to the level of a Game 1 starter, both this season and in a heroic World Series run last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

"By simulating quark confinement and string-breaking phenomena in a controlled lab environment, we're opening up new pathways for experimental investigations into the behavior of matter at its most fundamental level."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In his view, the Fed may be adjusting its policy rate up toward a level that neither stimulates nor restricts economic growth.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

I bent my head to one side, level with hers.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

She said water levels in the city appeared to be worse than in 2011, when Bangkok was impacted by nationwide flooding.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Those levels were comparable to, although somewhat below, the outdoor ozone concentrations measured when the experiments were performed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

On “To Catch a Predator,” there is no differentiation between the levels of danger the men pose; no mercy for those who understand they’re sick and desperately plead for rehabilitation.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Inflation has lingered at levels well above the central bank’s target of 2.5% for a long time, and officials are now indicating they can no longer afford not to act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Metal clanks like a rattling silverware drawer for a long time, before it stops and levels off into a steady purr.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The Cupertino-based company said it had reduced the visible crease in the middle of the screen -- one of the main criticisms leveled at foldables.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

But last year, growth leveled off, and management said the company had “more work to do to reinvigorate this brand and get it back on its historical growth trajectory.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Rocha said Friday that prosecutors from Mexico’s attorney general’s office had cleared him of all charges leveled by the Justice Department in late April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

As the interactions grew stronger, collision-driven resistivity eventually leveled off instead of continuing to rise.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Then one evening during the dog watch, before the stars were visible, Nat leveled his sextant to catch the horizon.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Or, if you prefer softer spuds, Danny also has a genius tip for leveling up your potato salad.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The State and Treasury departments announced they are leveling additional penalties against nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

One day in late May, Greg Gatwood was doing what he does best as a design landscaper — grading his backyard and leveling the soil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In Germany, the Bundestag expanded from 598 seats to 736 seats in 2021 because the number of leveling seats needed to preserve proportionality continued to rise.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Maybe leveling with her would shut her up.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

A decisive moment came when Kudus thought he had levelled on the hour, but Robertson was ruled just offside having delivered the cross.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Gauff broke again for a 1-0 lead in the second set, but her serve was not as effective as Sonmez levelled at 2-2 and held three more break points for a 4-2 lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ruben Love levelled the scores from bang in front.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Producer Price Index was unchanged in July from June levels, suggesting that factory-gate inflation levelled off before the latest uptick in oil futures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The front of the new sand-pit was all levelled and made into a large sheltered garden, and new holes were dug in the southward face, back into the Hill, and they were lined with brick.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ashley has repeatedly called for a fundamental overhaul of the tax, including levelling the playing field between High Street retailers and online rivals.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Connecting Dots will cover four areas: devolution, health in all policies and creative health, the Creative Industries Sector Plan, and levelling up and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Argentina seized control, with Enzo Fernandez levelling in the 85th minute before Lautaro Martinez headed Lionel Messi's cross home in stoppage time to complete a remarkable comeback.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Brussels insists the measure is not targeted at China, nor any other country for that matter, but is about levelling the playing field.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

So the Czar accepted the levelling effect of the place good-naturedly and sought diversion in the unsustained rôle of a common mortal.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan