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“A lot of the slack in the system used to be picked up by LNG, so the knock-on effects are massive.”
U.S. natural gas futures recovered some of the previous day’s losses as oil prices picked up, maintaining some degree of premium linked to events in the Middle East.
Prolific in front of goal, Cole is the league's fifth-highest scorer of all time and picked up the Golden Boot in 1994.
From BBC
Once news of the reboot broke online, social media chatter picked up, with fans speculating which eras the film may be set in.
From Los Angeles Times
Since the start of the pandemic, demand has picked up for the most expensive homes and the highest-end travel.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.