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Shares of megacap tech companies in particular can function like havens in the face of climbing interest rates, said Mike O’Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
His support for exploratory oil drilling in offshore waters near the mouth of the Amazon in particular has drawn criticism.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He says he is feeling very good and is especially grateful whenever his routine scans bring one particular word: stable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
While locals are used to periods of low water, this particular spell is alarming, with the record low of 1906 set to be surpassed imminently.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Every job, no matter how small, needed to be thought through before it was started, from beginning to end, with particular attention paid to what might go wrong in between.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
But my understanding is that while the Scottish government doesn't dispute that the first minister got a security briefing, they feel this was more about general concerns around China, not the particulars around Ardersier.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He said he "can't get into the particulars" but "there are some people that claim that they are coaches that may not be coaches."
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
“I would never use the word swindled, but the context — yes, I have said that,” Bianco said after some back-and-forth about the particulars of his criticisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Chitwood is targeting legal loopholes in Montana, though he was vague about the particulars.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Judge Willmore explained that a plea had been reached, and that he’d rule shortly on the particulars of the sentence.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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