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Investors who worry that Big Tech companies will pull back on their artificial-intelligence spending should think again.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
After the company's public listing made him the world's first trillionaire, Musk said that SpaceX would pull in $1tn in yearly revenue by 2030.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“They can pull your offer or in the conversations tell you you’re not wanted anymore. But it’s part of their job. They need to win to keep their job.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
So the next time that they come in and pull somebody out of central casting, they just would want to hire better lawyers to dig up dirt on their own candidate.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
It’s a red shirt, his red flag, reaching to pull me out of the depths of the endless sticky mud, and I feel again, my fingers slip through his.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
An example of England's wide rotations: Gordon moves central as Anderson pulls out wide.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Video of the confrontation appears to show Nelson idling in a snowy strip mall parking lot in his gray Dodge Ram when another driver in an even larger pickup pulls in beside him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The documentarian and director of ‘Sherman’s March’ pulls from a wide range of personal footage to reflect on his son’s death and the passage of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The White House launched the webpage in May 2026, billing it as a live map of active immigration arrests across the country that pulls from ICE data.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Nate pulls a piece of paper from his pocket and smooths it out on his thigh.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Sony has pulled similar moves before: in 2023, the company deleted over 1,000 seasons of Discovery TV shows customers had purchased due to content licensing arrangements.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Incumbent US grocers may look with some concern at the insurgency Aldi pulled off since it entered the UK market in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
With Ajer pulled across, midfielder Sander Berge dropped into the defensive line, something Norway don't do in their organised shape.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The actor and musician Jason Schwartzman pulled a cassette tape from his pocket on stage at the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Gingersnipes pulled herself free and brushed tea from her belly.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Finally, having dropped their ask to $12.99 million in June 2025, the duo decided to pivot in their strategy, pulling the seven-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom property from the market to carry out a refresh throughout its interior.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Raised in Houston, Lee has a long career of starting Texas companies and a talent for pulling in funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
But it was Bellingham's technical skills that really caught the scout's attention - his ability to carry the ball away from pressure and find space by getting between the lines or pulling wide.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Sparks led 73-70 after three quarters before pulling away late.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I could feel Sean pulling on the rope.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
