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It revealed that Personalis had entertained multiple suitors, including a verbal proposal of $17 a share, before agreeing to the Tempus deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A 437-page report written by a panel of three judges in 2021 found that the state had shirked its duty to protect Caruana Galizia and subjected her to personal attacks and verbal abuse from politicians.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The cognitive assessments measured verbal memory and processing speed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
They brushed off her concerns, she said, citing Maisa’s good grades, verbal sophistication and empathy as evidence that she couldn’t be autistic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The tag-team verbals between Warne and Berry continued until Slater succumbed to the pressure by holing out at midwicket a few overs later.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2019
"He addresses me and Tweets me quite often and I was just in the frame of mind where I thought me and Klitschko don't have much verbals, so let me respond to Fury."
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2017
Jones' verbals are quite enjoyable - up to a point.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2016
An unrepentant Mottram retorted: "I won't apologise because I haven't done anything wrong. David is sensitive because he knows I am speaking the truth. He started the verbals, not me."
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2015
In the verb Mr. Gatschet recognizes ten general forms, a part of which he designates as verbals, as follows: 1.
From First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-1880, Government Printing Office 1881 by Various
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