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In a recent note to clients, Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney said European registration data will likely reflect a 25% to 35% sales decline in the third quarter compared with the same time last year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Authorities said this was meant to "reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Might rising yields on the 10-year Treasury reflect accelerating economic growth?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Inside a tank, sound can reflect repeatedly from the walls, producing complicated acoustic patterns that may make an animal's response harder to interpret.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
It didn’t come with a fanfare of angels blowing trumpets and I didn’t reflect on it right away.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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The debate over the drying out of the Scott River reflects long-standing disputes over how to keep water in the river and balance the competing needs of farmers and fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Etihad, City's main sponsor since 2009, also said it was given no opportunity to engage in a process that now reflects "adversely on the airline".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Accuracy describes how close a measurement is to the correct value, while precision reflects how consistently that measurement can be reproduced.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Part of that performance reflects how the stock had been beaten down to start the year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Miss Lumley, I can tell from your clear thinking, good grammar, and tidy penmanship that you are a superior governess; this reflects well upon your own education.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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It said its decision to conduct an investigation in Birmingham reflected a combination of factors "including victim and survivor experience, indications of prevalence, harm and risk, and public concern".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Potential gains from those efforts aren’t currently reflected in the stock price, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
There are no emotions in it, only our own cold and cruel fears reflected back at us, as with a shot of Cruise standing defiantly in front of a mirror rimmed by antlers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
It reflected the reality of international trade, critical first to the colonies’ survival and then to their prosperity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It was no ghost, merely a gray-furred pelt stuffed with sawdust and outfitted with yellow glass eyes that reflected the candlelight in a hauntingly lifelike way.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Either the XLF simply isn’t reflecting the change in steepness yet, or something else is happening in the marketplace.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
They have fallen around 25% so far this year, reflecting concerns about weaker viewership trends.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Fast-fashion retailer Shein Global’s 625 -12.36%decrease; red down pointing triangle rocky start as a publicly listed continued as its first earnings since listing disappointed, reflecting the strain of persistent geopolitical headwinds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Upon reflecting on his attempt to explain to her the gravity of the situation and her lack of response, Kaepernick gained clarity:
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Then he held up the syringe, its silver needle reflecting in the light.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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