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Garrigan added that there were still four major incidents declared in Hampshire, Cambridgeshire, South Wales and the West Midlands.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was the first time the MPA had filed a cease-and-desist letter to a major AI firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

By Wednesday, July 29, it was an open secret on Wall Street that at least one major fund was “degrossing,” or selling a massive amount of shares to reduce leverage and risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

It does not require major efforts from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico, the other states that depend on the river.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Well, then, I will major in both French and math.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Britain’s BP and the United Arab Emirates’ XRG will explore a gas field off the shore of Venezuela, in an indication that oil majors are tentatively returning to the country under its new regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Over his first two seasons in the majors, Paul Skenes’s career was defined by making the impossible look mundane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

His most notable finish was a tie for 12th at the Masters, which was a stark drop-off for a player who has always had an uncanny ability to level up at majors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

While most MLB fans might be seeing Yan’s post-strikeout air show for the first time, the celebrations have actually become a signature move for the player during his long, unconventional journey to the majors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

There wasn’t a clear career path associated with African-American studies majors.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

“I’m a rule-follower,” said Fudge, who majored in mechanical engineering and minored in math.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

After coming through the LTA system, Fery opted to go on a scholarship to Stanford University in California - a prestigious institution that specialises in research - and majored in science, technology and society.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

As an undergraduate at Harvard, he majored in history and dreamed of becoming a professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

He weighed a hundred and fifty-four—the same as he had the day he graduated from Kansas State University, where he had majored in agriculture.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

At the Kelley School, where currently 278 students are majoring in real estate, faculty picked only 20 to manage the private-equity fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Sherry Zhou, a senior majoring in political science and communications, said the timing was difficult with major assignments due and many professors using Canvas to share readings and slide decks.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

In 1992, I started at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in communications and minoring in theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

When I was majoring in Asian-American studies, I took only one relevant course, in theater set design, for a college production of Madama Butterfly.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan