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Read the risk disclosures, projected returns, debt terms, assumptions, fees and conflicts of interest carefully — and pay attention to how long your $350,000 is locked up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Public attention has also shifted to the police response, after a chaotic weekend in which thousands of protesters including organisers were detained, according to local media reports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Despite its widespread use, scientists have devoted relatively little attention to its potential effects on the liver compared with other types of microplastics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“They’ve got to try to both win over people who have been paying attention, but also introduce themselves to the ones who haven’t been paying attention,” Smidt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mrs. Kuen was at the piano when I knocked on the doorframe to get her attention.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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But as Savinho takes the next step in his career, City are turning their attentions to the future.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Many analysts wonder whether the AI-tied stocks can continue to monopolize investors’ attentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
His attentions are solely on France's World Cup opener with Senegal on 16 June in New Jersey, with further Group I matches against Iraq and Erling Haaland's Norway to follow.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Instead of courting major movie roles, the actor has instead focused his attentions on more independent projects while also building a family with Song, who he met in 2014.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Hardly less flattering had been the attentions paid her by conspicuous individuals.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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"Scary Tales," Vocabulary from the essay
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ion, -tion, -ation
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