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“I’m not necessarily afraid to go across a party line if that means doing what I think is best for the country,” said Dorsey, a registered Republican.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Screening is the last line in the security funnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He says this is because there is a bottom line - a common understanding of the fundamental need for Greece to strengthen its security in relation to Turkey that takes priority over everything else.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Raymond James analyst Melissa Fairbanks pointed to Micron’s commentary on having no line of sight into when supply can catch up to demand.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He points at the map’s squiggly line bordering Texas and Oklahoma.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Most workers might be secure in their job, but they are too worried to ask for a raise or to leave their current job without having another position lined up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Dozens of groups have lined up behind the proposal, including the Trust for Public Land, TreePeople, Friends of the Los Angeles River and many others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Local permit-holding residents could briefly pass through the village on Monday evening, where period cars lined the streets and a fete was staged on the village green.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
They were among an estimated 800,000 faithful who lined the Champs Elysees and adjoining streets in Paris on Saturday to welcome the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for a giant open-air mass.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The shiny black marble floor was pristine and looked freshly mopped, the spindly silver tables and chairs along the wall neatly lined up.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Riley still tried to find the silver lining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
At various times, the Tapestry’s fabric has been stabilized by stitching it onto linen lining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
If there's a silver lining to be found in the ginkgo's troubles, it's that the campaign to keep it alive has brought the people of Buam-dong closer together.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He asked if Joe suffered from gastritis, or inflammation of the stomach lining.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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Close Reading: The Art and Craft of Rhetorical Analysis (Chapter 2)
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