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It is that we will allow the creators of the software to abdicate human responsibility for the systems they choose to build and help them pull up the ladder to market access behind them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
On game days Araujo gets to the ballpark about 2½ hours before first pitch, pausing in the parking lot to pull on an Angels cap and jersey with his name on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Cooper said a new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU, would be the "single biggest growth lever we could pull" by deepening ties with Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
A magnet roughly the size of a pinhead can lift a paper clip against the gravitational pull of the entire Earth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Then through the night we could pull on the line from the bank to feel if there was a fish on it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Repairs start with a digger light enough not to cause fresh damage, which pulls the bare peat back to a gentler slope and folds the vegetation over it.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
In her household, she pulls in an annual income Forbes estimates at $7.5 million.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
As family members mill about, Carter pulls them into the eye of his orbit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Consequently, “if the stock market pulls back inflation should recede, growth prospects dim and the Fed back away from hikes,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
But it’s too late now—the Uber pulls up to the old man’s house.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
But, of the 28 players named in Pocognoli's extended squad for Scotland's opening four Nations League fixtures, none have so far pulled out through injury.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Shares have since pulled back to $609.32 and need to close above $612.56 to finish in trillion-dollar territory, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The parties had been set to negotiate in late August, but Bonta pulled the plug on those sessions, accusing Paramount of leaking misinformation and “playing games.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The last time the ChatGPT developer raised capital, it pulled in more than $120 billion from investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Father, Betsie, and Toos were sitting on chairs pulled back against the wall.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Mourinho's side had defender Dean Huijsen sent off early in the second half, when the game was goalless, for pulling down Atletico's Giuliano Simeone just inside the penalty area.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
And the Bruins heeded the advice, scoring 21 first-quarter points before pulling away in the second half to take a 52-38 win in their Big Ten opener Saturday night at the Rose Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
When her slippers kept slipping off, she removed them, gathered her sari and ran barefoot, pulling ahead to win the women's 30-60 category.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
For example, a customer can authorize a transaction based on set parameters in advance and then let the agent take over, or ask it to check back before pulling the trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
And last week I was on my way here after school when Rhys surprised me, pulling up in front of me at the bus stop, inviting me out for frozen yogurt.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
