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Previously the co-founder and chief executive of the data-labeling startup Scale AI, Wang has worked with Zuckerberg to build an operation that’s been viewed as putting Meta back in the thick of the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"The race is tied but not at a standstill: the final week will determine where the voters who can still be swayed will go," Felipe Nunes, director of the Quaest polling institute, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The law bars discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs that receive federal money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He and Leclerc have each won a race this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It is given for the best display of sportsmanship during the race," she said.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races were cancelled at the beginning of the year as a result of the war in the Middle East.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Briton trails Antonelli by 66 points in the championship with either seven or eight races still remaining.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
On the other hand, she has found, minimum-wage laws helped even the playing field across races, even though they didn’t target that outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Asian students had the highest scores, followed by people of two or more races, white students, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Latinos and Black students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
She turned and added, "When you two grow up, I really hope you become more than horse and jockey, because people lose a lot of money betting on horse races."
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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Shortly after, at a small neighborhood restaurant I raced down a 30 mph road to get to, nearly every patron craned their necks to look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
His parents, Chris, 40 and Kate Lubas, 39, raced from Newport to be with their son.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
For some inside the AI companies, the wake-up call began this summer—as the companies raced toward public offerings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
My eyes raced down the page to the last bunch, and I picked out the one I was looking for.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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But racing thoughts returned just a week after I came home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Under Assembly Bill 645, 125 cameras will be placed in 15 council districts in high-injury areas, school zones and street racing hot-spots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Jeep-maker Stellantis has been racing to introduce new models and recoup market share it shed in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Eight months pregnant, the former marketer is now racing to finish building a fitted wardrobe before the new baby arrives.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
When you rolled over, you could watch sea horses and shells and the open jaws of the giant clams with polka-dot fish racing through them.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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