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Confused, she did a quick search and read the fine print of California SB 729: The long-awaited legislation only applied to employers with 100 or more workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Instead, he writes, Brahms had a quick, cutting wit: Once, when he played the piano in his own sonata, the cellist complained it was so loud he couldn’t hear himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Such a quick rise in the volatility of the global-borrowing benchmark is not good for markets, Hartnett said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
These special forces can serve as “a quick reaction force to any challenges that are coming their way during the times while the general army is still being trained.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
There was a quick expression that appeared on her face.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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That could hurt Laviolette’s effort to transform the Kings from the defense-first system they’ve been for years into a quicker, more aggressive offensive-style team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Antonelli was 0.252secs behind Russell in final practice on Friday, 0.092secs quicker than the Briton after his first lap in qualifying and then made his mistake on his second.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
He may return quicker than expected, however, as he has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocols and might take the field this weekend against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Cockroaches thrive in the heat. They develop a lot quicker, so their breeding cycle speeds up drastically."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
If Telemachus wished he would send him to Sparta in a chariot with one of his sons who knew the way, which would be much quicker than by sea.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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It was Khachanov who settled quickest into the tie-break, opening up a lead and creating two set points - both of which were saved by Zverev.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Last season, USF snapped the ball every 21.4 seconds, the quickest rate in Division I, and piled up 40.5 points per game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
That last question is the easiest and quickest to answer: No. The why is less simple.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Within 23 minutes, Arsenal were 2-0 up - the quickest that they had been ahead by that margin since a match against Wolves in 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Frank took the quickest possible shower, put on the clothes Hazel had set out—an olive-green shirt with beige cargo pants, really?—then grabbed his spare bow and quiver and bounded up the attic stairs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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