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Sixteen themed display cases line a square room with a pair of long cases at its center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Cook's comments flagged greater concern over inflation than employment currently, implying that she could support a rate hike down the line.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Philipsen crossed the line third but was relegated for moving in the sprint, with Milan Fretin promoted to the podium.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Perhaps we are starting at the wrong end of the production line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the light of the street lamps, the sick-call line stretched to the edge of the building and out of sight around the corner.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
One of the home’s more fascinating features is a sunken conversation pit lined with sumptuous sofas in the living room.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The river once terrorized Angelenos; its unconstrained flow was prone to flooding until most of its 51 miles were lined with concrete starting in the 1940s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A number of Wall Street banks are also lined up to file, including JP Morgan, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Confronting pictures taken after the fire had been brought under control show many body bags lined up outside the bar, and a large cordon around the area.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
More monkeys were lined up on his back like snowbirds on a fence; biting, clawing, and squealing.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
France couldn’t even score into an open net, with Desire Doue lining a low shot right at a rapidly retreating Simón, who had come well off his line and left the goal unattended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some researchers suspect that repeated exposure to extremely spicy foods could contribute to chronic irritation of the esophageal lining in susceptible individuals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
A dissection is when a tear occurs in the aorta’s inner lining, either in the ascending aorta or the descending one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Tolo said she also learned she has polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, formerly known as PCOS, and adenomyosis, where the uterine lining grows into the organ’s muscle wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“You follow me,” Paul said as they were lining up.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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