miss
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England have already been forced into a reshuffle following the retirement of former captain Ben Stokes and a knee injury to Jacob Bethell that means the batter will miss the three-Test series.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Don’t miss: If I marry my girlfriend, 67, will she lose her Supplemental Security Income and divorced spouse benefits?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
They will miss throwing to their favorite target as leading receiver and Division 1 player of the year Ava Irwin has transferred to Sierra Canyon for its program launch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Conventional definitions of the working class often miss how people understand their own place in society.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
While she says it with a smile, it’s hard to miss the daggers coming from her eyes.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The decision last month follows consecutive earnings misses and scraps targets set in December 2024, after a five-year run where sales surged 80%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But revenue misses aren’t necessarily viewed as bad things in the eyes of wireless investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nadira Goffe interviewed a classicist about the significance of casting Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and argues that the controversy over her appearance misses the point.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
If an engineer opts for a smaller model, and that model misses something a frontier model wouldn’t have, then “the human time to figure that out is not worth the toil,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“We’ll be back before he misses us. Besides, we can’t do nothin’ till he gets a crowd going.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Operating Ebitda of A$164 million-A$165 million missed market expectations for A$169 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nneka Ogwumike missed what would have been a tying shot with 52 seconds left before the Valkyries made it a two-possession score to close it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The “deputy” said Fudge had missed jury duty in a federal case despite signing a document promising to appear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Steve McMahon scored four and missed a penalty as the Third Division side were swept aside at Anfield.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Elisha’s busy work schedule meant he sometimes missed a date with Maggie.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Rescuers were digging through the rubble in search of at least six others who remained missing a day after the incident, he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It seemed people were so worried about missing out that they were willing to go up to $100,000 over asking just to secure the home,” Cameron Zirpolo said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The LSE’s Charlie Walker said a collective effort across regulators, government and U.K. companies is working to revive London’s fortunes, but capital is the missing piece.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was important that travellers with missing bags filled in a missing luggage form at the arrival airport, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Uhh … Does that mean you have the missing page?”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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