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He has played 668 games for club and country and had to pull out of Belgium's World Cup quarter-final clash with Spain last month after experiencing an issue in the warm-up.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even as lenders pull back on offering PIK, there is still plenty of it on their existing loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
California accused Paramount of "blackmail" on Tuesday over a reported threat to pull the company out of the state because of lawsuits aimed at stopping its mega-merger with Warner Bros.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Tuxedo kitten Asher jumped onto a table and tried to pull away my paper creation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I grab it near its base and pull it from the pot; clumps of still-wet soil fall to the floor.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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On a fold-up bed by the window, 59-year-old Xu Rulin from Jiangxi province pulls his carefully collated evidence out of a red plastic shopping bag.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Vanda Research has been monitoring activity among individual investors for any signs of a comeback as the U.S. stock market pulls back this month amid volatility surrounding the artificial-intelligence trade.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The miracle everyone pulls off is making a poisonous relationship dryly hilarious, even if every civilized exchange eventually becomes a figurative frying pan flying through the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
One of his latest creations, an animatronic hand, clutches when he pulls a trigger that he built using a 3-D printer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
I look at his little face, tongue hanging out as he whines softly and pulls on his lead in the direction of the girl.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Within weeks Masino pulled a U-turn, dumping the new logo, dropping the marketing firm behind it and pausing restaurant remodels, bringing back proven sellers like campfire meals and ham dinners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Sparks pulled ahead in the fourth, but Phoenix tied it 81-81 with 3:33 remaining after a bucket from the Mercury’s top scorer Noémie Brochant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
There was joy on Tuesday when rescuers pulled out 32-year-old Daniela Largo.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
There were murmurs of wonder, marveling at who had pulled her from the river.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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United reported growth in its basic economy class, which she said could be a signal that consumers are pulling back on their travel budgets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Trailing 3-1 from the first leg at Parc des Princes and falling 5-1 behind on aggregate in Birmingham, Villa were so close to pulling of a huge shock.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“He said, ‘Why are you pulling a face?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Video shows a suited man climbing into the vehicle’s cab, the container lowering, and the truck pulling away.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I brought this for you,” I say, pulling the frame I’d wrapped in tissue from my bag and handing it to him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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