first case
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Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola - a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the first case, the model was able to guess a password and access the real company’s service, Google said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
This is not the first case in which a surrogate has refused to terminate a pregnancy after the intended parents learned that the fetus had serious birth defects.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It is believed to be the first case of a European country bringing sanctions-violation charges against the captain, rather than targeting the vessel or its owners.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It went as follows: if Tisias won his first case, then he’d pay Corax the agreed fee for his services.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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