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Earlier in the case, USC also argued that the NLRB’s own structure is unconstitutional — a position a regional labor board director rejected in the March ruling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"One colleague's whole demeanor annoyed me, so when she moved roles, I wanted to celebrate with my own drink - not give her money."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Now independent medical groups are stepping up with their own recommendations, emphasizing the shots are safe and people who are eligible should get them.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lantry asked Mastro, pointing out that it is legal for mayors to appoint their own board members to empty seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As I said, Fireball was always fierce, but our community had made their own choices, and now that its existence was announced online, it was also out of our hands.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The city owns the stadium and surrounding parking lots, a 150-acre site that city officials would love to see Kroenke develop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Jarrett, who also owns a record store in Newport, said 10% of shirt sale profits would go to the Music Venues Trust.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
SpaceX counted all of that as a market it could compete for, because the company owns what used to be Twitter.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The holding company owns EquiTrust, an insurer previously controlled by Guggenheim, and Heritage Life, also once operated by Guggenheim and until recently owned by Patton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He walks in the door without knocking, like he owns the place.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Waymo - another driverless car firm owned by Google's Alphabet - has cars which have been driving London's streets for several months carrying out mapping.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
MapQuest is based in Denver, Colo., but it’s owned by Marina del Rey-based advertising platform System1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Published by the video game division of Amazon, the game was developed jointly by US firm Crystal Dynamics and Polish studio Flying Wild Hog, both owned by the Swedish group Embracer.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Another investment firm that sold stakes in pre-IPO companies filed for bankruptcy protection last year, citing investigations into its business and questions about what its customers even owned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Everything I owned was gone; my gunny sack, lunch, apples, traps, and all.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
She told the BBC she had just made an order, and despite already owning some uniform, spent £250.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to the Department of Justice, Google once compared this arrangement to Goldman Sachs owning the New York Stock Exchange.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
For most people, owning a vacation home is the ultimate real estate dream—but for some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, even a sprawling mansion isn’t quite private enough.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
James Mayo, a financial planner in Lakewood, Colo., builds bond ladders, which means owning individual bonds or target-maturity bond funds with maturities that span multiple years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
If you had to pay $4.80 a month for a sofa that started off split, no good, and humiliating—you couldn’t take any joy in owning it.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
