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According to the paper, the proposal is "among measures being drawn up" by Pentagon officials as an incentive to reach "Nato's 5% spending pledge".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a statement to AFP, the Interior Department appeared to confirm that negotiations had taken place but denied any political pressure to reach a predetermined outcome.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Our data predict that nanomolar concentrations of vanillin will reach the embryo in pregnant women who vape," Talbot said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
As with any subject, when you dig you might reach conclusions surprising to the casual observer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I reach into the pantry and take out a brand-new box.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Despite spotting an event on the Sun's surface around three days before it reaches Earth, there are no more sightings until it reaches satellites about one million miles away.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Treasury rejects the idea that any of this reaches for a new power or bends monetary policy to the government’s funding needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The simulations relied on detailed maps of elevation and temperature generated from data collected by instruments aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, along with models showing how radiation reaches the lunar surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
But I’m blown away by how “It Ends” reaches into the abyss of contemporary living and pulls out something tangible for us to chew on.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ray reaches over and half hugs me, but I stiffen, so he knocks me gently on the head with his fist.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Four of those six baserunners reached before Snell briefly left the game in the third inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
He has also reached a career high of 33 in the world and overtaken Cameron Norrie to become British number one.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
To determine exactly what the new oil could do, Liu reached out to researchers with additional expertise.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
About half of Sondheimer’s career ago, I reached out to Eric as a first-year middle school basketball coach with “a story you might want to tell.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Otto reached past me and flung open the door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
That is a risk, he said, as after a spell of breakneck growth in AI demand “we are reaching a point where at least we are going to see a slowdown.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
There will still be some pleasant sunny spells between showers, with temperatures potentially reaching the low 20s in the south-east.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
They will create a permanent attachment system for oil containment booms, which can be installed in the event of a spill, to help prevent the oil from reaching the shoreline and its sensitive ecosystems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
That’s the real cost of reaching too far out, and no yield comparison will show it to you.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
It flew toward the water, reaching down fully outstretched talons, and I gasped as it snatched up a huge fish and lifted it into the sky, countering the weight with powerful wingbeats.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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