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Both areas will allow hook-and-line fishing from the shore but prohibit commercial fishing and sportfishing from a boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
In Memphis, Union Avenue is a center of commercial activity, lined with grocery stores, fast-food restaurants and gas stations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Negotiations are currently under way regarding the commercial terms -- that is, on finalisation of the contracts," Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Alexander Novak said in an interview with state-run media outlet Vesti.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
It helped Flex Marine Power secure £968,000 from the UK government's Energy Entrepreneurs Fund for a team of nine people to develop a commercial turbine model.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
I made friends, held hands in a circle, mumbled along to “Kumbaya,” and now here I am in the cramped aisle of a commercial jet, traveling by myself like a fancy, mature young woman.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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But remember those old Nike commercials featuring former professional baseball and football player Bo Jackson?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Land acknowledgements statements, agnosticism, the utility of college education and mixed-race families in commercials all get a moment in the over-stuffed script by Kyle Rankin.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Slate’s three decades have seen countless beginner’s guides, staff recommendations, tabulations of game-night commercials, and “Completist” roundups of everything from Pepperidge Farm cookies to Super Bowls.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
He’s like, “I just can’t watch shows with commercials anymore” — as people are programmed now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She had seen her dad cry before, of course, but that had been during movies or really sad TV commercials, not during real life.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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