lifting
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Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, meanwhile, did the heavy lifting for Sacramento, with the shooting guard scoring 28 points and the center facilitating the offense with 14 points, eight assists and 18 rebounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The readout follows Elevance Health on Wednesday lifting its yearly guidance after experiencing higher profit and revenue from increased premium yields and pharmacy growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The potential merger -- which some have dubbed "Elon Inc." -- boosted shares of both companies on Wednesday, lifting Musk's wealth back near $1 trillion at $989 billion, according to Forbes' real-time billionaires index.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
After all, hyperscalers are doing the heavy lifting, not the relatively “tiny” segment of AI companies with below investment-grade credit ratings, where spreads have gapped out considerably, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
He had his shaking hand over his eyes, but he kept lifting it to peek out.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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