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While he encouraged residents to take sensible steps to manage their own risks, he said household stockpiling was not something he wanted to make a major government priority.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Although the new findings represent a major achievement, physicists have not yet reached the threshold required to declare a confirmed observation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
The major stock indexes surged on Monday, retracing last week’s wild swings to close just above where they stood a week ago—when the election’s votes weren’t yet counted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Within three years it became a major bank handling state pensions and the accounts of several government entities.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
It had some scrapes and scratches, but no major damage.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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Freshman screenwriting majors Teddy Abularach and Mitch Linebaugh had recently moved to L.A. from New York City and Des Moines, respectively, to pursue careers in screenwriting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Third-quarter earnings reports from the five global oil majors are apt to show $54 billion in available new cash.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Wawrinka was good enough to win majors, but he wasn't as consistently good as his illustrious rivals.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Telecoms majors slid premarket at the prospect of increased competition, with AT&T and Verizon both falling by more than 3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He talked about majors, semesters, units, and many other things I did not understand.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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The personable Karty majored in computer science and has a mind for math.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
He majored in history at Yale, made friends including William F. Buckley Jr., and graduated in 1950.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Since I am the first I feel a great responsibility to pave the way for other women athletes who love playing games as much as I do," said Park, who majored in taekwondo in college.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
After coming through the LTA system, Fery opted to go on a scholarship to Stanford University in California - a prestigious institution that specialises in research - and majored in science, technology and society.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He had graduated from Lincoln University in Missouri, where he had majored in science, with an interest in biology.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Now, in the fall term of 2026, 1,315 students enrolled at Michigan are majoring in computer science — down 48% from the 2023 peak, university data show.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Now, in the fall of 2026, 1,315 students enrolled at Michigan are majoring in computer science — down 48% from the 2023 peak, university data show.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
At Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Saint switched from training to be a teacher to majoring in drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Sure. You have to. They don’t let you study just Talmud in that college. I’ll be majoring in psychology.”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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