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"The removal of the US de minimis exemption has had an adverse impact on our sales in the US and the overall growth of our net revenues," Shein said in the filing.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“There’s an overall unsettled sense that there are too many uncertainties and too many problems, so let’s all hunker down.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Simpson started only 15 games for Alabama, but the Rams apparently saw enough to determine he was worthy of using their highest pick since selecting quarterback Jared Goff No. 1 overall in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The contrast between her district and the city overall offered Raman an angle to present herself as more effectively handling the homelessness crisis than Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
She untied a bandanna from her overall strap and wrapped it around his foot, binding it with a second scarf so that it felt secure.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
The large man in blue overalls is contracted to the UAE-based Atlas Agri, one of the biggest of 44 registered merchants and contractors in the southern African country.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
One morning in July 1992, Raynella said, she found him dead in their cattle corral, a hoofprint on the chest of his overalls, apparently knocked down and trampled as he fed the herd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The EFF, also known locally as the red berets, are known for their signature red overalls worn by party leaders in parliament, meant to symbolise their affinity with South Africa's working class.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Far below the cabin, hundreds of workers in overalls, helmets and protective goggles are busy at work.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
I was so proud of her my old heart came close to jumping right through the bib of my overalls.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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