presence
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Jim Rigby, who baptized Talarico and married his parents, remembers the youngster as a "calming presence."
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
While the U.S. military presence in the Gulf almost surely will shrink as a result of the damage to U.S. bases in Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. isn’t likely to abandon the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Earlier this year, Earthwatch Europe said its volunteers collected evidence that the presence of metals could harm aquatic life - findings that were disputed by the EA.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The combinations produced more than 100 instances in which a sweetener's effect on bacterial growth changed in the presence of another substance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
And her presence actually had helped him calm down.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Along with goalkeeper Ben Wilson, the trio have been motivating presences in the dressing room and on the touchline, highlighting the squad strength and Lampard's people management skills.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
And his portraits convey persuasive presences reminiscent of Goya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
But smaller firms without global presences will be out of luck.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Hollywood once celebrated distinctive faces and presences: Peter Lorre with his haunting eyes, Dustin Hoffman with his unconventional magnetism, Robert Redford with beauty that never obscured his human complexity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
As with the Inka, the kings’ mummified bodies continued to live opulently in their own homes and could not be displaced; indeed, the mummies were necessary presences at important state occasions.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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