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Kili Pemba Sherpa and Pur Bahadur Gurung, who were also guiding the Broad Peak expedition, were "strong climbers with a solid resume", Ayers said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Markets responded to the latest U.S. pivot toward diplomacy, as President Trump said he had canceled planned strikes on Iran and that peace talks would resume Monday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
November 18: The FAA clears the 737 MAX to resume service.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
LA28 sold more than 4 million tickets in its first ticket drop, and after last week’s presale, the second drop will resume Aug. 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sticky said, when the message broke off and didn’t resume.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Joe Torre, with four championships as manager of the New York Yankees on his résumé, was in his first year in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
And unlike a labor market, there is no résumé for a good friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The book’s dust jacket is scarce with Mr. Moore’s résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Now the former top Republican official can add another distinction to his résumé: felon.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
My makeup was minimal, and I carried a black leather briefcase with copies of my résumé.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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When the cooking resumes, several salmon cakes have already been shaped and set aside.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
My peers use it to reteach confusing classes, polish papers and resumes, learn skills like coding and complete tedious tasks in seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tshuma's case resumes on 27 August; he is yet to plead.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
May 27: Boeing resumes production of the 737 MAX at low volumes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The assistant director resumes looking at his manuscript, though it is clear to von Rumpel that he is no longer reading.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Water-bombing aircraft resumed firefighting operations in Greece on Monday after winds eased, joining hundreds of firefighters battling multiple blazes that have already claimed five lives, the fire department told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Both contracts surged more than 20% in July after the U.S. and Iran resumed attacks and Houthi rebels threatened shipping through the Red Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
While Pepfar's core life-saving HIV treatment programmes have largely resumed, Washington is scaling back spending in other areas, including prevention and disease surveillance, and also plans to phase out the programme in South Africa.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Nonetheless, as cars returned and speeding increased, accidents resumed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Miss Temple got up, took her hand and examined her pulse; then she returned to her own seat: as she resumed it, I heard her sigh low.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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“That said, there is still a meaningful gap between talks resuming and the Strait of Hormuz fully reopening,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Also, Iran said on Tuesday that it rejected an Omani plan for resuming traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, presenting its own proposal that would give Tehran more control over shipping in the key waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In some recent quarters, stocks rallied into the end of the quarter, then paused while investors waited for results before resuming their climb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Contract talks with Pereira were paused last month although, at the time, both parties were committed to resuming discussions later in the year.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I moved back home with the children in early August, resuming my duties, putting a good face over a sore heart, hiding the sun—as the people around here say—with a finger.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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