place
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That makes a legally binding agreement with the U.S. that doesn’t place Switzerland at a disadvantage compared with the EU all the more important, said Swissmem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“He had such a nice place to live and people to be with, and he just blew it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
This whole saga goes back to 2020 when a robbery that took place at the president's private farm in Phala Phala, in Limpopo province.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
I mumbled, “This place reminds me of New York,” hoping that would end the dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
I can’t remember ever seeing that place without them.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
He also acknowledged there was "pressure on prison places" and a failure to invest in the system created "an unacceptable situation".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Doesn’t mean that I’ve not had wonderful meetings and have worked at good places, but in a way, it was too limiting for me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Discovery Museum in Acton, Mass., one of my kids’ favorite places, hosts after-hours events for adults and business meetings during the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Our home was a crazy jumble of pieces from different places we’d lived in before, all commingling, but not very happily; I called it the Island of Misfit Furniture.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The driver took us down a street where lumps of gray snow lay melting in sunny places.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
A key part of Alonso's game model is prioritising short passes to ensure his players are well placed to counter-press if the ball is lost.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Parts were found to have rotted away from damp and the sheets were placed between sheets of glass in a bid to preserve them.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
What started as a two-month tour across the U.S. and parts of Canada is now a strategically placed, five-date extravaganza starting this weekend in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Three years ago, the FDA placed restrictions on 14 peptides over safety risks, meaning they now fall somewhere between the unregulated world of supplements and the highly structured process of testing new drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
I drew nearer to the desk and placed my hands on the back of one of the chairs.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
One of the most surprising findings was that chimpanzees, despite their reputation for aggression, engaged in close contact, including placing fingers in one another's mouths.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The congresswoman teased O’Handley, the person said, for not placing a bigger wager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The simulations suggest that a detector of this size could achieve spatial resolution of a few millimeters, placing it on par with state-of-the-art plastic scintillator detectors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Accessing or withdrawing money from a principal’s account is illegal, placing them in legal jeopardy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Time for the Marvel Examination and placing our Level Ones into their Paragons.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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