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Nicknamed "the Glooper" for his cries of "Gloop! Gloop!" after each strike, Godin spent more than three decades lobbing pies at rich and famous targets he felt needed bringing down a notch.
From Barron's ● 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
His surprise move against Trenton, N.J., at Christmas did more than notch a local victory against King George’s Hessians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"There were helicopters, boats, people doing crowd control. There was so much going on here, it was really top notch."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In 1963, the level of activity and the emotional pitch within the region ratcheted up a notch.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
The benchmark Treasury yield notches its biggest decline since June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
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
He liked Mr. Stessman, he really did—but he wished he'd dial it back a few notches.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
On Friday, Microsoft’s stock notched its sixth straight session of gains — rising 6.7% over that multiday period, and cementing its longest winning streak since Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 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
Abubakar took 29 percent and Obi notched 25 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Wisley in Surrey has now notched up 60 days with no recorded rainfall.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Then he knelt, offering his notched sword to the king.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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
Americans are drinking less, with a Gallup poll recently notching the lowest percentage of drinkers in the nearly 90-year run of the survey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
Bristol Myers Squibb raised its outlook for the year after notching higher profit and revenue in the latest quarter, boosted by its portfolio of newer treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Images of warriors notching their bows and letting their arrows fly.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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