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Israel's foreign ministry condemned the attack on the diplomats and Israeli police promised to open an investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The online session will bring together a number of professionals and personal perspectives on menopause, and will be an open conversation format rather than a traditional webinar or expert panel.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, said accessing the device broke security protocols, and he wouldn’t open it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Although the indictment was dismissed, Montano explicitly left the door open for another prosecution.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
“C’mon, let’s go!” he says, holding the door open for me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In the clip, Collison and the Meta dudes are sharing a booth in what looks like one of those airport bars that opens at 6 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Thanks to an accordion-style glass door, the seating area opens to a 500-square-foot private terrace, offering a private outdoor space that’s difficult to come by in Manhattan—and it even includes an additional kitchen.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
White walls and broad windows keep the mountains and ocean in view, while a blue door opens onto an entryway capped by a 24-karat gold-leaf dome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"It's a small window that opens just a crack into the complexity of their world," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Take it easy,” Mom says to me as she opens the door again.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Art centers, restaurants and parks in Bend, a city of around 100,000 people in central Oregon through which the Deschutes River winds, opened their doors and organized special activities for children over the weekend.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
In a statement to ITV, Reform said there is "no room for racism" in the party, and added that it has opened investigations where activists or members had "clearly behaved inappropriately".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Luma AI, a $4-billion Palo Alto startup that makes generative AI video software, opened a facility in Culver City last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The same year, Walter Gropius opened the Bauhaus school of art and design in Weimar, making the city synonymous with modernity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
More than once, I’d opened the storm cellar to the beckon of neon and the scent of buffalo stew.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Traditional confocal microscopes use a small opening called a pinhole and a single detector to isolate light from a selected area.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
But every time I wake my phone to perform one of these little tasks, I’m also opening the door to everything else it contains: emails, notifications, messages I wasn’t planning to answer over lunch.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
When coach JJ Redick announced his starters for the Lakers’ final preseason game Friday night, he was asked if those same players would start opening night Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
It currently has 45 locations nationwide, including a new store in Manhasset on New York’s Long Island opening this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
She says it so calmly and quietly, without even moving or opening her eyes, that for a second I think I imagined it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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