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Nicholas Bacon KC for the claimants told the court the group took out insurance cover in the sum of £16.2m, and that ANL had "overspent what they'd told us they'd actually spent".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Many assume they will always be able to live independently and are shocked to learn, when assistance is required, that Medicare does not cover long-term care or assisted living.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
One served as a "staging path" -- a kind of pit stop to route the agent's activity and cover its tracks -- and another as a place to store data.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Gaofen 3 uses 'synthetic aperture radar,' or SAR, which emits microwave pulses to gather data, capturing imagery at any time of day or night, regardless of cloud cover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
My disgust and my anger were too great to cover with any disguise.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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I’d planned to attend the gathering as an observer, a journalist who covers careers and management, comfortable that my notebook and pen separated me from the others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Currently, the longest commercial flight service in the world is Singapore Airline's route between Singapore and New York, which covers 15,350 kilometres and lasts more than 18 hours using another variant of the A350.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
His Capital Mischief Substack covers financial markets and geopolitics.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Police say this cash funds the prize money and covers expenses, such as a pool of vehicles and even court costs in case the hare coursers are raided.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Before I even tugged down the covers on Monday, I knew it would be a day not even donuts could solve.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Pressed by Cornyn about whether other agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission would be covered by the promise, Blanche said that they wouldn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The critter covered a lot of ground inside the stadium as the game was being played.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
I would note that, perhaps not coincidentally, people covered by TPS are often eligible to apply for asylum.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The EOB is not a bill: It is your insurer’s account of how the claim was processed, what insurance covered and how much you likely owe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
All thirteen had their faces covered by thick black veils.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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The average home now pays 31% more for its electricity than before the Ukraine war, according to Clean Energy Wire, a Berlin-based news outlet covering Germany's energy transition.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Find insight on oil futures, U.S. commercial crude inventories and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Food and Drug Administration considers updated rules covering front-of-package nutrition information, healthy product claims and food marketing aimed at children.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Guest: Josh Keating, senior correspondent covering foreign affairs at Vox.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
“This one’s yours, buddy. I bought it to replace the one you lost in the lake. We lost. I lost,” Owen said, covering the last bit with a fake cough.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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