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Centennial’s defense was top notch all night, only allowing two third-down conversions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey," distributed by Universal, moved up a notch to second place as it took in another $13 million in its eighth week in theaters, for a domestic total of $584.7 million.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Pandemic-stimulus funds from the federal government and more-disciplined pension-fund contributions helped the city rise out of non-investment-grade status with Moody’s, to a level one notch above junk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Yet in September, corporate borrowers already stressing the market with a huge supply of new bonds to finance the artificial-intelligence build-out are expected to kick things up a notch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The guards then loaded us into the back of two trucks and drove us across the valley beyond the notch in the hills where a road began.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

The authors estimated that private ratings are effectively two to three notches more favorable than public ratings with comparable impairment risk.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

The safety car confusion was just the final episode in a race that was always engrossing but had ratcheted up several notches in the final 20 laps or so.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

A different condition, abfraction, looks very different – deep wedge-shaped notches near the gumline.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

The stock at 18 times forward earnings, down from a 2026 peak of 22 times, a few notches below the S&P 500 and below Home Depot’s just over 21 times.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

Now it was soft, and dirt had settled into the notches where the pale straw fibers crossed each other, especially in the crown.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

SpaceX has notched another deal selling artificial-intelligence computing power, bringing it closer to an ambitious revenue milestone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The group has notched major electoral victories across the country over the last year, however, most significantly with the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Palo Alto also notched around 220 net “platformizations” during the quarter, referring to customers who upgrade diffuse cybersecurity measures into a single platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Bank of Nova Scotia notched a rise in third-quarter earnings, driven by strong results across its business lines that included a record result from its global wealth management and global banking and markets operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

He was much scarred from fighting, with notched ears and lines on his muzzle, but he was a very good dog—strong and honest—and we liked him.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

But the mood has shifted from the euphoria that felt tangible when the Nasdaq was notching back-to-back records early this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

As he did last week, Springboks wing Cheslin Kolbe took on the kicking duties over fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, notching up 18 points in a player-of-the-match performance.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

In terms of average temperatures over that 60-day period, the picture was mixed, he said, with some areas falling in the middle of the pack compared with previous years and others notching notable heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Americans took out almost $211 billion in auto loans this past spring, notching a new record, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Laistrygonian archers assembled on the deck above us, notching arrows in their enormous bows.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan