console
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He did not indicate a release date, or say if the game would be exclusive to the Xbox console.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The 1959 image features his father, a shoe repairman, in a wooden chair reading the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión, while his side profile casts a shadow on a vintage console to his side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Another woman began to console her, and a third woman raised her voice in anger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I could dispense with most of them. . . . Perhaps that’s my failing, but I console myself that there are worse failings.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Well, if we are extravagant it is only once,” I said, seeking to console my uneasy mind.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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Creators will then be able to distribute their games as standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles; an offline mode is also planned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nintendo maintained its annual sales forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles, despite a decline in quarterly sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The centre's shops sell tech equipment of all sorts, from computer parts to gadgets and games consoles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
"If consoles are going to become digital only, then issues like today cannot lock people out of their stuff."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
I squeeze her shoulder in the hope that it consoles her.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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“It has been subject to increasingly aggressive change. When I was younger, it was sad for me to witness. I was consoled because Vlore was not the center, but then they started attacking here too.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The defining image of Arsenal's Champions League final defeat was Gabriel standing with his head in his hands as he was consoled by Paris St-Germain captain and Brazil team-mate Marquinhos.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
This front room is also where Angela consoled her son when he was targeted by school bullies at the local comprehensive.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
She bought lollipops and a teddy bear, and by 10 a.m. she had set up shop outside a campus dining hall where she consoled students Sunday morning with offers of “free mom hugs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
I was consoled by the fact that their education would probably be superior there, but I worried about Winnie.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Reddington, looking upset, could be seen consoling his client, holding her in a side hug and rubbing her back as journalists left court.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Days after Kirk’s death, Marx posted photos of himself consoling Kirk’s widow, Erika; he announced he was considering a run for governor at a memorial service for Kirk.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Viewers have been circulating clips of Wilson reaching for Batula’s hands in one scene and consoling her in the bathroom as she cried in another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
I’m a big Fantasy Football person, so Monday morning is normally consoling myself with how badly Sunday has gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
She got to be so sincere in the deception that she ended up by consoling herself with her own lies.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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