resume
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But when your resume includes not only the Haskell but also the Santa Anita Derby and Preakness, sometimes close isn’t good enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Oil futures ended lower in an indecisive session with the market awaiting clarity on whether the U.S. steps up its strikes on Iran or the sides look to resume talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When a threat is limited or occurs in a predictable way, wildlife may be more willing to relax and resume normal activities.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The pair will resume one of international football's most storied rivalries at the Atlanta Stadium, as England bid to defeat the defending champions and reach their first World Cup final since 1966.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Bobby ultimately sued Reshevsky and the American Chess Foundation, seeking a court order to resume the match and asking to have Reshevsky banned from tournament play until the matter was settled.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
But what really made Platner appealing to Moraff and Fan didn’t have anything to do with the kind of person he was or what was, or wasn’t, on his résumé.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
The book’s dust jacket is scarce with Mr. Moore’s résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Even unrelated, low-skill jobs on a résumé can be valuable for entry-level candidates, reflecting an eagerness to work hard and succeed, Shafransky told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
In 2020, he added author to his résumé once more and released the memoir “Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Trevor clicked back over to the website and we stared at her résumé.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
The competition resumes on 6 November and the finals will be held on 28 and 29 November.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
They check online job listings on LinkedIn and other sites, send out resumes, make calls and … nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
The inquest, once it resumes, is expected to last five days.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The board resumes meeting in August, giving it time to adopt a revised budget before an adviser would be named.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Heather hops on the treadmill and resumes scheming.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Italian jockey only recently resumed riding a few weeks ago after missing five months because of a fall in January at Gulfstream Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Provisional purchasing managers’ surveys for the U.S., eurozone and the U.K. will provide a snapshot of business-sector activity during July just as military conflict in the Middle East has resumed, pulling oil prices higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Construction on the Tianjin skyscraper resumed in April 2025, with state media saying in March that workers were installing a diamond-shaped crown -- what appeared to be the project's finishing touches.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Yet fighting resumed this week over control of the key strait of Hormuz, pushing oil prices higher.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
These relics were set aside, and the digging resumed with the shout, “Great God! Here are the pieces of a broken bowl!”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
In some recent quarters, stocks rallied into the end of the quarter, then paused while investors waited for results before resuming their climb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
But that offered only temporary relief, with the selloff resuming as risk appetite returned amid easing tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Contract talks with Pereira were paused last month although, at the time, both parties were committed to resuming discussions later in the year.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Strategy, a Bitcoin treasury company, is set to disclose new crypto transactions after resuming Bitcoin purchases last week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Her face was changing, resuming its usual expression of gleeful malice.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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