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At one point in early July, some 90 percent of Russia's regions had imposed limits on fuel purchases -- mostly imposing maximum volume rules -- according to AFP calculations based on local announcements.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
That is the number of shares that would have clinched the maximum $1 trillion stock award for Musk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The trailer driver was not injured, but he was ticketed for having a vehicle that exceeded the maximum height.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Northern Ireland, external, the maximum annual cost of an undergraduate degree is £4,855 for Northern Irish students or £9,535 for other UK students.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Mr. Golden, still getting maximum usage from his beloved Grade Sorter, raved about the design to one of his former classmates, the director of a big city think tank in Richmond, Virginia.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
In a 2021 study, researchers including Owens showed that geomagnetic storms tend to occur more often during periods of higher activity, centered around peaks known as solar maxima.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2024
In momentum space, free electrons are found in the local minima and maxima of the energy landscape, namely at points where the conduction and valence bands meet.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
"We found that the overall temperature averages seemed stable for a simple reason. While the minimum temperatures have been steadily on the rise, the surface temperature maxima in summer were consistently dropping," says Salerno.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Silverman recently finished her second week of guest hosting “The Daily Show” and reaped a shiny mea culpa maxima profile in the Los Angeles Times.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2023
If the ordinates were increased, so that the maxima were of the same height as that of the photographic curve, the resemblance between them and this last would be very marked.
From Colour Measurement and Mixture by W. de W. Abney
The maximums typically rise each year with inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Premium growth slowed compared to prior years, but out-of-pocket maximums continued to climb.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Deductibles average $5,000 for silver plans and $7,500 for bronze plans; out-of-pocket maximums were between $9,000 and $10,000, the research showed.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
After the last of those maximums flew over the rope, Brook and Root walked off together, a job well done and the series win well within their grasp.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
The weather report was routine—even boring—with details about air pressure, wind speeds, and temperature maximums and minimums.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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