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Auto executives are racing to fast track made-over portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Are we back in big tech's 'move fast and break things' era?
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
On the positive side, Fitbit stags who bought into the IPO but sold soon after the stock went public made fast profits of up to 150%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Conical molecular hydrogen winds appeared in 46 systems, while fast moving neon jets were found in 40.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
When we finish the last fast burst, he lets out a whoop and holds out his hand for a high five—which I give him, which is weird.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The benefits of tokenization include faster settlement times, 24/7 trading, less reconciliation, greater programmability, lower minimum investment sizes and potentially wider and more continuous market access, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Those concerns intensified after a former employee of both companies went public with warnings that the industry is moving faster than safety reviews allow.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
It can help researchers reach a more representative mix of people, examine results faster and track changes in opinion more often.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
A major consumer-electronics company, or even a healthcare company, might find it cheaper and faster to take over Oura than to start from scratch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The lights were getting brighter and brighter, rushing at them faster and faster and faster.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Roberts became the fastest manager to 1,000 wins with a victory against the Athletics on June 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Russell was a man on a mission all weekend, fastest from the moment he took to the track, while Antonelli, after losing half the two hours of practice on the first day, lost his cool.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Data released Thursday shows jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week, while the manufacturing activity in the central U.S. grew at its fastest pace all summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He noted that the reading for services was 58.7, “the best reading in almost five years, and input costs rose at the fastest pace in four, with fuel and transport doing the damage.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“A charming suggestion,” he said, “but I cling to the family motto. He travels the fastest who travels alone. Perhaps you have not heard of it.”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some fasts last only hours; others are carefully staged media spectacles with banners, platforms and live television coverage.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The streets were busy with shoppers who had broken their fasts ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Still, scientists have had only a limited understanding of exactly how the body responds during longer fasts.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
She was as skinny as a boy or a supermodel, or a boy supermodel, and Tiara felt a pang of envy that Petra would never have to endure daily weigh-ins or go on juice fasts.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Wangchuk fasted in scorching heat in the capital, Delhi, for 26 days in June and July, consuming only salt and water.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He said that he did go to the mosque every Friday, and that he prayed and fasted and raised his children to be good Muslims.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
These individuals typically ate their first meal after 14:00 and fasted for about 17 hours.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
Chavez and his cause earned international attention, especially after he fasted for 36 days in 1968, ending it by sharing bread with then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
When he caught a fever, she stayed up all night, and fasted for three days.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Physical activity was particularly associated with slower cognitive decline among Hispanic participants, while lower fasting blood glucose levels were linked to slower cognitive decline among non-Hispanic white participants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Among non-Hispanic white participants, fasting glucose readings of 126 milligrams per deciliter or lower were associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
In late 2022, Elon Musk posted that he lost 30 pounds by fasting and taking semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
It is the fasting warming content, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Even when Ramadan arrived during the season and I had to play volleyball and fence while fasting from sunrise to sunset, abstaining from food and water, I still didn’t want to quit.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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