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Cardellini: That was our first scene together, really placing your weight on somebody in a way where you just don’t want to hurt somebody’s face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

General Motors is revamping its energy business and placing a big bet on a lesser-known battery type right after Ford Motor got a major boost from making a similar move a few weeks ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Its reported energy ranks it among the most powerful cosmic-ray events ever observed, placing it in the same rare category as the "Oh-My-God particle" recorded in 1991.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

She says the advice she received included sleeping her babies in their own room at eight weeks old and placing muslin towels around their heads in the cot.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Onto this someone in the hall was placing tin plates filled with a steaming gruel.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom