notch
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Wales and the rest of England should be dry with some sunshine appearing as high pressure crosses, but temperatures will come down a notch.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Preparing a live lobster might sound intimidating, but it’s a lot easier than you think and will truly take your summer hosting up a notch.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
I’ve liked her in everything but her anachronistic appeal is especially good in movies like “Gail Daughtry” that crank reality up a notch so everything moves fast and silly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
By some measures America’s 250th birthday puts a worthy notch in the historic timeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
“I wonder how she got that notch in her right ear?” she mused.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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
Their analysis revealed distinctive notches, impact damage and other signs that the object had repeatedly been used as a hammer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
There would be no steamrolling at this stage of the competition, a level several notches above anything that had come before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Four-year notches on a timeline from wide-eyed kid to tuned-in teen and beyond.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
One hundred seemed like a very large number, and at the same time, the hundred notches seemed to have appeared so suddenly.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
Wisley in Surrey has now notched up 60 days with no recorded rainfall.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Japanese economy notched a third consecutive quarter of growth, but at a slower pace as household and corporate spending weakened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
It is possible Wisley in Surrey will have notched up 60 days with no rain by Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
SpaceX said it notched $14.1 billion in cloud services contracts last quarter and added a $6.7 billion contract in the current quarter with an undisclosed customer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Papa notched the old snag so it would fall away from our fire.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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
Tencent Holdings fell 7.05% and NetEase declined 7.4%, both notching their biggest one-day percentage drop in more than a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Scott, after notching just his second blown save Monday, compared to his 12 saves and 2.70 ERA, didn’t have an opening to improve on his All-Star campaign Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
During the 52-week period that ended on April 25, U.S. sales of nonalcoholic beer, wine and spirits surpassed $1 billion, notching a 16% year-over-year gain over that time, according to Nielsen data provided to MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026
Speedily notching shafts to their strings, the archers angled their bows upwards.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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