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Additional expenses incurred by the Orange County Fire Authority — estimated at $2.8 million — were not included in the $4-million total.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
A total of 34 candidates have been confirmed for the Clacton constituency by-election, triggered by the resignation of Nigel Farage.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“It’s rare to find a property that flawlessly combines dramatic architecture, modern updates and total privacy,” Atamian said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Typically, lightning-caused fires account for 85% of the total area burned in a given year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When he returned, he explained that the large whiteboards listed a running total for each contestant.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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So far this year, companies have sold $344.7 billion of new shares to investors, exceeding the full-year totals for each year from 2022 to 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The vote totals reset for Phase 2, which runs from next Monday through Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
An online order, sold in packs of four, totals to $32, or $42 if you want them as soon as possible.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
But Wall Street likely was seizing on other details in the report, such as a 267% sequential surge in FuelCell’s sales pipeline, which now totals 4 gigawatts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Brian Cochran added the totals again and again, toying with them, playing with them, as if he were a juggler and they were fascinating figures of delight.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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Weekly jobless claims totaled 215,000 versus an expected 218,000.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Firework-related concerns or complaints placed through the 311 Riverside app, where residents can submit service requests or non-emergency neighborhood issues, totaled 431, a jump from 307 in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
If all of the expenses you could use as itemized deductions — other than the mortgage interest — totaled $20,000, the first $15,500 in mortgage interest paid does nothing to reduce your taxable income.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The estimated construction costs at NSA Bahrain totaled about $400 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
By i860 the rewards offered for her capture totaled sixty thousand dollars.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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In the capital Havana, power outages totalled more than 30 hours at a time, while in the outlying provinces, it was several days before electricity was restored.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
In contrast, Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries by air totalled 1.5 million in March, up 4.9% on-year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
The missile business for U.S. prime contractors totalled about $30 billion in 2025, per Lockheed Martin.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Imports totalled around 24-25 million tonnes in 2025, making India one of the world's largest LNG buyers.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
On one page were noted excellences, on the other defects, and when the two columns were totalled the debtor and creditor side of the transaction was set forth.
From Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series by Macpherson, Hector Carsewell
Li Jianping, a former Inner Mongolia official, was executed in 2024 for embezzling and taking bribes totaling more than 3bn yuan.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Here’s how it works: You pay 6.2% of your earned income toward Social Security and 1.45% toward Medicare, totaling 7.65% of your salary.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Some of the agents invested their own money in his offerings, totaling several million dollars, according to documents reviewed by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
They project annual demand for new housing units in the U.S. will be 1.13 million from 2025 through 2035, totaling 11.34 million for the entire decade, according to the report.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
“He sort of lost some revenue. The Corporation posted second, third, and fourth quarter losses totaling around forty billion? So, you know, they had to make some sacrifices, let some workers go.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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In mid-May, after a series of surprise inspections, authorities confiscated counterfeit goods from the markets and issued fines totalling more than $19,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Pricerunner had requested damages totalling 64 billion kronor and an additional 14 billion kronor in interest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The joiner said stray balls first started finding their way on to his land two years ago, but recently the number has increased, causing damage totalling thousands of pounds.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The Commerce Department in Washington on Friday announced injections of public cash totalling over $2.0 billion into private quantum firms.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
But as the days went by other cattle, finally totalling a score, were reported missing.
From Man to Man by Gregory, Jackson
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