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The two-sentence summary of “Club Kid” I read in a program made clear the entire movie except for the final act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
It has become more erratic and unreliable since the pandemic, at least on first read.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
“I haven’t read a review of anything aimed at me or my peers in 15 years,” Waititi captioned the post.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Brand, who stood upright in the dock, showed limited emotion as the verdicts were read out.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
They read “Coke” and “Pepsi,” indicating that folks should line up to order according to preference.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"King says slavery was 'monstrous'," reads the paper's headline, although he "stops short of apologising".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
On the table beside the typewriter, a placard reads: “Retro Chat GPT.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
A slogan painted on a motorcycle taxi reads: "Christ loves you."
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
If you are reading this, you are someone who reads the news, and if you are someone reading the news, that hand is throttling your heart right now.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
She reads it and ushers us straight out the back door and into the rear seat of a car.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The reading topped the median forecast of 3.5% in a Wall Street Journal poll of seven economists and exceeded the Bank of Thailand’s 1%-3% inflation target range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“To the Portuguese people, the day has come for me to hand back the No. 7 shirt of our national team,” Ronaldo said, reading from a prepared statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
This year, the ACE reading for South East and East Asia is forecast to be nearly double the 30-year average.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Diastolic blood pressure, the lower number in a blood pressure reading, reflects the pressure inside arteries when the heart relaxes between beats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Even though I didn’t understand what the words meant, reading the message made me feel as if I had committed a crime.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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