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Jurrien Timber, Arsenal's first-choice right-back, is also out for the opening weeks of the season with a groin problem that caused him to pull out of the Netherlands World Cup squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The unique pull of Silicon Valley, and its unrivaled density of AI workers, companies and investors, has kept the money rolling in despite California’s dense thicket of regulations and uncertainty about the proposed billionaire tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Scientists believe that S301 was once part of a binary star system that was torn apart by the almighty pull of the black hole.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, responded to Trump’s last-minute decision to pull back from the drills with a degree of alarm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Aunt Maud couldn’t pull her eyes off the page.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
In another personal post, Burnham pulls a pint while unveiling measures to help publicans.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"These moments everybody kind of pulls together," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Suddenly, a motorcycle carrying two helmeted riders pulls up behind the three and Gastelum — wearing a wide-brimmed, western-style hat — turns to the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
Celia flips on the turn signal and pulls onto a side street, where she parks in front of a brown house.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
American Kayla White won the race in 22.18 as former world champion Shericka Jackson pulled up on the bend with a leg injury and two-time Diamond League champion Brittany Brown did not start.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 2015, New York created the “BitLicense,” a licensing regime so burdensome that more than a dozen crypto companies, including Kraken, Bitfinex and ShapeShift, pulled their operations out of New York rather than comply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
In casual terms, Hale pulled off an Odell Beckham Jr.-style catch while Mossing his opponents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
World number one Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the upcoming US Open with a knee injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The tape is pulled from her skin, which is sweaty, swollen, and painful.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
An attractive force pulling the particles together is precisely counteracted by pressure produced by the fermions, keeping the droplet from collapsing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The man who took EVs mainstream is pulling up to the gas pump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Price moves in June made the impact obvious, he added, with lower-income customers pulling back and focusing spending on essentials.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
A dip on Ridgecrest Road south of Elmwood Drive can obscure vehicles from sight, Dailey said, likening pulling out into the intersection to “playing an old-school Frogger game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"She'll have a better time than pulling a sled."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
