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Powell, who helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, said it was "very important to maintain contact with Putin and the Russians".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The newly disclosed contractor reports offer the clearest explanation yet for what went wrong Meanwhile, the Interior Department has continued to maintain that vandalism occurred and said the contractor is responsible for repairing the liner.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
High levels of IL1RAP appear to help maintain both tumor growth and resistance to treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Urbanie Lucero’s choreography and movement direction maintain the production’s graceful poise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Incorrigibles wanted to play, too, but Penelope explained that they would help choose the winner and must therefore stay behind and eat second helpings of pancakes in order to maintain their neutrality.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Argentina maintains 13 scientific bases in the region.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Sudmant currently maintains cell cultures from numerous primate species and is using them to investigate the genetics of longevity and the relationship between lifespan and DNA repair genes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
As the chaos unfolds, Greengrass doesn’t pontificate on the morality of these events and, in fact, maintains a rather neutral stance on them for most of the film, withholding judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Maybank maintains its buy rating on Public Bank and keeps target price at 5.50 ringgit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
They, he maintains, do not have an adequate conception of an omnipotent god.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The packed gallery mostly maintained decorum, letting out a clap when a “not guilty” was read for Banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The analyst maintained a buy rating on Marvell’s stock.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Zimmer maintained ties to Harvard, making smaller donations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As team captain during my senior year, I felt an additional responsibility to make sure we maintained positive attitudes and went into each game with a solid plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As long as the muvuki maintained his supremacy, he was quite willing to let a Catholic trader operate in the same area.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
But EDL, charged with maintaining the grid, is tackling large debts incurred during the expansion and due to consumer subsidies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He is still waiting for his first goal, and maintaining this level of performance and intensity over an entire season will be a challenge.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In August, the central bank raised its 2026 inflation forecast to 28%, from 26%, while maintaining its 24% interim target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Healthy bones depend on maintaining the right balance between these two processes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
I held on, maintaining eye contact, bruising my book, threatening my heart.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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