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As both countries race to develop advanced artificial intelligence, the move suggests they see a need for some guardrails around a technology that is increasingly being used in everything from business to military planning.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Another session focused on writing letters to outer space, an act influenced by the race to the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Gen. Marissa Roy has a lead in the race to replace Los Angeles City Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
U.S. teammates Quinn Simmons and Matteo Jorgenson helped support McNulty during the race to disrupt attacks from rival countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
We were not surprised that he came in third in his first race and won a pair of beaded mukluks.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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The unassuming and, at times, seemingly timid American is a very popular winner of what was unquestionably one of the best races of a long season.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Italians, Dutchmen, Belgians, and a smattering of others combined to produce one of the most thrilling one-day races in recent memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Well, Iowa and Kansas have a bunch of races this year, and the candidates are abruptly sounding different.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
The article maintains that Latino men are a decisive constituency whose votes could determine congressional and local races.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Lord Kensington races us down the spiraling rail to the level Moreau has all to himself.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Some stores had empty shelves over the weekend as residents raced to buy essentials, while fresh produce at market stalls was kept dry in polystyrene foam boxes or hanging just above the water level.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Anthropic had also raced ahead of OpenAI, previously the undisputed leader, when its Claude coding tool caught fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
De Paula gave a glimpse of his base running ability — he had 31 stolen bases in double-A this season — as he raced to second and touched the base before the tag came down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Pegula looked helpless as Sabalenka raced through the second set, with the Belarusian pounding 29 winners to her 12.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He raced back to the inner lab and started to transfer the files.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has DP World, the Middle East’s largest port operator, racing to reroute cargo around a bottleneck that once seemed improbable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
As local communities watch their sacred landscapes change, scientists and explorers are racing to document what is left.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Financial adviser Michael Haubrich was racing against time to figure out how to help a pair of his firm’s clients who he thought were being lured by a scam.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
In recent years, both nations have deployed semi-autonomous drones in combat and are rapidly racing toward fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
“You mentioned ‘drastic measures’ a moment ago,” I began, visions of the orange tomcat racing through my head.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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