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Her mother, she discovered, isn’t ready to move, but when she is, she would like an outdoor porch where she can read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
According to his coach, Wallace can read the game better than anybody on the team and also is an elite athlete and the fastest player on the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Listen, I don’t know anyone who liked Holden Caulfield the first time they read the book, probably because he is not supposed to be particularly likable; Salinger wrote the book for adults, not teens.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
These parents read the new constitutional guarantees of freedom for themselves, and demanded they be enforced, long before any Supreme Court told them what those words meant.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
We usually read together, but this time Mom just said good night and turned off the lights.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“The spacious living room is anchored by a wood-burning fireplace and filled with natural light, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for everyday living and entertaining,” the listing reads.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“We are mourning the loss of our gallery manager, Rachell Summers,” the post reads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"This planet is their home too. Justice for Wang Wang," the caption reads.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Beijing’s tough talk last week reads more like managed theater than a genuine pivot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
I watch how Keira makes sure to look up as she reads from her paper and takes deep breaths between sentences like an expert speaker, and I make a mental note to try that.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
"I loved reading and I loved writing, but being a writer didn't really enter my mind. I got asked to do more and more gigs and suddenly it became my full-time job," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
She allocates an hour a day for gaming which her boys enjoy, and then fills the rest of the time with playing, reading or writing.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Other data include preliminary durable goods figures for June on Monday, and the Conference Board’s consumer confidence reading for July on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’m at [email protected] or hit reply if you’re reading this in your inbox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At the end of the school day, she spends her time reading to blind patients, or to those who never learned how to read.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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