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"When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned," the letter from Uefa, Concacaf and the AFC read.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He gives her novels to soften the blow, as she loves to read.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
But that protection may not be there when investors can’t get a read on the new chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
My brother asked me to sign as his executor, but wouldn’t let me read the document.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Until one drizzly raw afternoon when just enough light came through the window to read by, I came to Paul’s account of his “thorn in the flesh.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Behind him, a sign on a fence reads "Private Property."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Laurie Bolewitz reads a spooky “tale” to sleepover guests as a black cat perches on a scratching post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Caracas reads this and sees no urgency to yield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“You are who your friends are,” reads the text at the bottom of the screen.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then she reads the headline and her eyes widen.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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He assured Sen. John Cornyn that “other agencies or departments” somehow binds only the IRS and Treasury, a reading Cornyn told him the text will not bear.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
A cat takes part in a Tarot reading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The NHS Modernisation Bill is currently at the report stage and due for a third reading on 7 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wednesday’s CPI reading is the “next proper test” for the market, said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, in a weekend note.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
But if you are reading this, that means I didn’t return and I know that this will break you.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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