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But ardent supporters of Mangione flocked to the Manhattan courthouse to show their support amid heavy security as a helicopter hovered overhead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I’m standing in the produce aisle of my neighborhood supermarket, between the fresh vegetables receiving their bi-hourly overhead mist and a long refrigerated wall of salad kits.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Whoa! We are having an earthquake. Our whole studio just shook. That was pretty big, I can tell you. The desk shook, the lights shook,” one anchor said, as an overhead light trembled slightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
That point was driven home at the group’s annual conference in San Mateo, Calif., in May, when a plane appeared overhead towing a banner that read “SaaS is dead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“A black cloud billowed fast from the south, a thousand feet above the trees. It quickly pulled overhead, and the day grew dim like approaching dusk. It had to be the mountain.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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"As half of our overheads stem from staff costs, a theoretical calculation -- assuming no change in labour costs -- would result in the loss of around 50,000 jobs," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
This strict reliance on limited, private labels is exactly what keeps Aldi's overheads low, according to Dustin York, an associate professor of communication at Maryville University.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And in this case, the marginal cost of each ticket is small – there are not even any very substantial overheads to cover, which often justify a higher price.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
This is what economists call a cost-push shock: Rising input costs work through the supply chain, lifting intermediary material costs and overheads.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
So I really try to focus on the lesson, but I’m having trouble keeping up with Ms. Rucker’s overheads.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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