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I wouldn’t have had that interaction if I’d been scanning my own groceries.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Today, AI carries its own whirlwind of change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
He’s missed out on birthday celebrations for nearly all the family in the last five months, including his own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
So does the Upper Bann MP still have confidence in her own party?
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
I held out my paper cup, but she lifted her chin at the crumpled-up cup on her own tray.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
He visited the Oklahoma town where he owns a vacation lodge and a Utah community with a golf resort, where he later bought four condominiums.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, which now owns the item, said its significance was "beyond measure".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Who better to transform manufacturing than the person who owns manufacturing?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Vivmark typically owns upscale apartment buildings, often in more expensive areas such as on the coasts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
If you looked up the records for our house, it wouldn’t even say that I’m the one who owns it.’”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The annuity industry recently got a black mark after Delaware Life, an insurer controlled by Dodgers owner Mark Walter, disclosed it was under federal investigation for failing to report loans to other entities he owned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Starlink, owned by Musk's SpaceX, uses satellites in low Earth orbit to provide internet access, particularly in remote areas where mobile networks and broadband cables are difficult or expensive to install.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“He walked in like he owned the place,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He owned Kazarian Custom Homes in Fresno, according to social media posts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The first sign that Spider-Man had no interest in Deutsche Bank’s dark dealings came at a speech that morning, given by the CEO of Option One, the mortgage originator owned by H&R Block.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
But these days, the best shield against an outbreak of volatility might just be owning other stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
If owning clubs is one love, youth football is the other, and his regular presence at his son's games and the Messi Cup are the proof.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Now, most Britons don’t mind owning a proudly Chinese brand such as Jaecoo after years of purchasing Chinese electronics, said Luscombe, from the Leeds dealership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
She admitted to owning the 9-month-old pit bull, “Blackey,” and that she abandoned him, police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
When she. was a girl, my mother had dreamed of owning a flower shop, so she drew dozens of diagrams of how she might organize and display the flowers for the funeral.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
