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Zhang has also seen increased interest from students since March, when local brand ZXMoto made headlines by becoming the first Chinese manufacturer to win a race in the prestigious WorldSSP class in Portugal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The result is a cheap artificial-intelligence system that users can download and customize, an American counterpart to a host of upstart Chinese models that are shaking up the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The mayor announced her reelection bid in July 2024, while Raman joined the race on the filing deadline in February of this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
It is a race to 106 - and the more time elapses, the more chance Infantino can persuade his former allies this was just an aberration.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
"You'll lose dogs along the way, virus and accidents. You have to finish the race with seven at least."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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Only three California races are rated as competitive by Cook Political Report, the nonpartisan analyst, compared with 12 races in 2024 and nine in 2022, according to a Times analysis of Cook data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
That decade saw fewer competitive House races before new maps created more battleground areas in 2010 and 2020, the result of regular redistricting that occurs every decade after the U.S. census.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The news comes as Big Blue races to show that its quantum computing business can be profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
She listed some recent races where the progressive candidates had been outspent but won their primaries.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Will you go to the races again?” he asked.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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After four weeks of blood-letting fuelled by worries over the vast sums being invested in artificial intelligence, traders raced to pick up bargains following a series of strong earnings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Unverified video posted to social media showed large crowds of people leaving the scene as emergency vehicles raced to the scene.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
French authorities have ordered thousands of tourists on the southwestern Atlantic coast out of campsites and holiday homes, as firefighters backed by water-bombing planes raced to control the blazes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The next pitch, a forkball, got past catcher Dalton Rushing, and Domínguez raced home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Akira kissed Hildi on the head and raced to the windows that looked out on the backyard.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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He enjoyed motorcycle racing and was arrested at Heathrow Airport after a holiday in the United States.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Mediators in the region have been racing to push the U.S. and Iran into a new ceasefire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Scotland and Wales both passed legislation outlawing commercial dog racing this year.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"We're racing to develop a Bundibugyo vaccine and make doses for clinical trials," Hilleman Laboratories CEO Raman Rao said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
It seemed as if the whole village was there, racing toward him.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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