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It doesn't take long to guess the main industry of the Chinese town of Zheng'an.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Djokovic becoming more animated in the early part of third set was a surefire sign he was starting to feel more like his old self - although not for too long.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Premium cards have long fueled a world of rewards enthusiasts who hunt for ways to game the system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"Consumers are still buying hardware first, and it's going to be like that for a long time," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
I reach up, hugging her neck, feeling her long, furry face against my cheek.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Tavares, who no longer works at the school, said his recommendations went nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
But Marion got to spend longer with her baby than some of the other girls in mother and baby homes across the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
It would focus on the best entrepreneurs in various stages and industries and often hold companies longer than is typical — and sometimes co-founding them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Certain elements suggest they may no longer be in the area, but we have still deployed a significant police presence in the region ... so that we can arrest them if they are still there."
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
By the time the dark of night came down around us, it was no longer hunger that bothered me so much, as the cold.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
“The thing that I got right, that I loved for the longest time and now has almost become the bane of my existence, is creating relatable comics,” he told us.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Jenny Kincova, 64, the longest current resident of nine years' standing, is one of those moving on to live in Llanidloes itself, like a number of previous residents.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Earlier this month, Jeff Dean, one of Google’s longest tenured and most prominent employees, left with three other senior researchers to found an AI startup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Finding the dharma was like the longest sigh,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I managed to get through speaking for two whole minutes in front of an audience, which I think is the longest ever.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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