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Metrolink is one of two major transit authorities in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
There have so far been 17 named storms in the basin including nine hurricanes, seven of which were major.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Truly, this is a corporate accountability case," he told AFP, citing the recent example of Meta, which reached a major settlement over teen social media addiction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Investors will also watch retail sales figures and booking numbers from major online platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Cities like Washington and Baltimore, a lot of people live in apartments. It’s major that we can eliminate them from consideration.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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They tell clients in a note that Commonwealth Bank and ANZ were the strongest of the majors in business lending, with the former capturing 28% of flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
ANZ captured 15% and regional lenders grew above the majors in business lending, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Students with more AI-exposed majors had a 1.7-percentage-point drop in their chance of finding work in the state within a year, compared to those with less AI-exposed majors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
They also lead the majors in road attendance this season, having drawn 2.82 million, or 36,159 a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
It seemed normal to all of us, but the majors expression grew stormy throughout the courses.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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“It’s sort of like saying you majored in Excel,” Miscovich says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Since I am the first I feel a great responsibility to pave the way for other women athletes who love playing games as much as I do," said Park, who majored in taekwondo in college.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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
“I should have majored in engineering or something,” she told Curt.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Despite her patchy schooling, Steinem received a scholarship to Smith College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa after majoring in government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
He is a student at Syracuse University, majoring in magazine, news and digital journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
She asks him about the program at Columbia, mentioning that she’d gone to Barnard for college, majoring in art history.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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