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Two major problems emerged, one of which had me up most of the night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Let me also tell you that saving for a down payment is not easy in a major metropolitan area when a house costs three to four times your annual income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The expanded model also correctly identified methanol and carbon monoxide as major products, bringing its predictions into agreement with experimental findings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
"The issue of humane treatment of animals is sufficiently regulated by law," they determined, noting the economic interests of animal circuses, which remain a major draw for audiences.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Every major firm on Wall Street was either bankrupt or fatally intertwined with a bankrupt system.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The Rays laid down 134 bunts in 2026, more than anybody in the majors since 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Shell and other oil majors are seeing "an unprecedented widening of the refining spread", said Kathleen Brooks, research director at trading group XTB.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
They were third in the majors in walks and near the bottom in strikeouts, which allowed them to manufacture runs by stringing together long innings rather than relying on the long ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
ANZ captured 15% and regional lenders grew above the majors in business lending, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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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"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
Doc attended Delaware State University, an HBCU, where he majored in mass communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
He weighed a hundred and fifty-four—the same as he had the day he graduated from Kansas State University, where he had majored in agriculture.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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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
Despite her patchy schooling, Steinem received a scholarship to Smith College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa after majoring in government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He is a student at Syracuse University, majoring in magazine, news and digital journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Leah majoring in Agronomics and all of them making a noble attempt to plant themselves on American soil.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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