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"It's definitely a concern," Fredonia Regional Hospital's CEO Johnathan Durrett told AFP, noting that his 25-bed facility, like so many others in today's economy, has to "fight to remain open."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
After visiting Guyana, King Charles will visit Antigua and Bermuda where he will open a major Commonwealth leaders summit in his role as the head of the "family of nations".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Route 6, which, improbably, runs all the way to Provincetown, Mass. I’ve made this drive a dozen times, and it’s the quiet and open spaces that always bring me back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“I believe we will open new cemeteries in the future,” Mr. Seelig says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Don Quixote had cut open the wineskins, thinking they were giants.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
The music resolves and smoke rolls into the gallery before the screen opens up and the real Endeavour gleams in the distance, spotlighted like a mirage in the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
There are hints of Debussy, too, in the chordal undulations of “Electric Sea” and the dark chromaticism that opens “Intonal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Although the research opens the door to future therapies, it also reinforces an important preventive measure for people who already have dental implants.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
China's first fully AI-generated feature film opens in cinemas on Friday in what promises to be a tough box-office test for the country's booming tech industry as advance ticket sales lag.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
As Gabi opens the search engine on her computer, I find myself thinking about Bubbe and why she might have this newspaper page in her box, hidden even more deeply than the rest.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
A week before the Deitch show opened, he was still anticipating what it might become.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Warren and Moreno’s bipartisan effort dealing with the income-tax cap likely opened the door for discussion around Social Security during this election season, Schwabish said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The first Cheesecake Factory opened in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1978, roughly 17 months before Saddam Hussein formally cemented his grip of power over Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The charges in Utah stem from an undercover operation in which a state investigator opened a Kalshi account under a false name in September and placed 12 wagers on professional and college sports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
“I was. And I wanted to come by and wish you luck, but once you opened your cello case, you didn’t need any encouragement. You were ready. And you were… brave.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Lisa bought a second-hand jacket online, but snipped the fabric with the scissors when she was opening the package.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite point to opening losses, but the rest of the U.S. stock market looks fine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The company went public in 2019 during the special-purpose acquisition company boom, boosted by its association with the charismatic Branson, who rang the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell on the company’s trading debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Duckett seems to relish opening with Banton: the pair have stands of 143, 6, 91, 74, 4 and 163 in their past six outings together.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Grabbing the Elucidator, “capturing” Angela, opening the door, closing the door .
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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