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Still, major central banks are expected to tighten policy in coming months, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
OpenAI's release of ChatGPT in late 2022 kicked off the ongoing AI investment race, and every major tech company has since launched a consumer-facing AI chatbot of their own.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Exhibits for lions, bears, sea lions and pelicans have closed because they need major renovations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The major concern for Apple's business is rising prices for memory chips, a key component for electronics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
I ask my parents, who are both working on their laptops and acting like nothing major is happening.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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Energy majors are profiting also from their trades as oil and gas futures swing between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Halpern quit baseball in college after an injury and the realization that he’d never make the majors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Index gains were tempered by falls for oil majors, with BP down 3.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The 35-year-old Englishman has often been accused of not showing enough killer instinct in the key moments of majors - and that could be levelled at him again this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
I listen to every word those Howard students say about the different majors and clubs and activities the school has to offer.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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She attended Brandeis University, where she majored in political science and performed in musicals and cabaret.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
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
There, she majored in illustration and took a six-week winter glass-working course that changed her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Dad majored in architecture, like I will one day, and Mom studied interior design.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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Starting in 2013, the number of students majoring in sociology dropped from 31,000 to 21,000 in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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
Born in Western Uganda, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Uganda’s Makerere University, Kampala, majoring in literature and English language studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Stein attended UC Berkeley, majoring in political science, but he left about a semester shy of graduating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
“Yeah. She’s interested as hell in all that stuff. She’s majoring in psychology.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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