roll
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They want the Department of Finance to annul the tax roll of 960,000 properties and void the pied-à-terre tax warning letters that were already sent out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nvidia stock has been on a roll ahead of its earnings but AMD's most recent deal could sharpen AI chip competition.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In the middle of enthusing about a cross-stitch embroidery project, she says, “Don’t roll your eyes at me!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
We are using a “standard” rolling procedure for our SPY spreads: In any vertical bull or bear spread, if the underlying hits the short strike, then roll the entire spread.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
You can laugh or yawn, roll your eyes upward in boredom, or open your eyes wide in delight.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
We stop at a popular shop, newly under a roof, for cheung fen, rice-flour rolls dressed in sesame, soy, and chile, and eat standing up, like before.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
These rice rolls, siu mai dumplings, egg waffles, and curried fish balls, the classics remain.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tennessee held its primaries on Thursday, because Thursday primaries are just how Tennessee rolls.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
State officials around the country say they work hard to maintain accurate data, year-round, using a variety of sources to cross-check their rolls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The lie rolls off my tongue like my mom’s always do.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
But the ball rolled away from him as he went to flip to first, giving Ohtani time to reach first and Tucker time to score the go-ahead run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The measures being brought forward are aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and stopping people being rolled onto expensive contracts without their knowledge.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
They have rolled over slightly, but not enough for the computer analysis programs to declare a buy signal yet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the second quarter, Airbnb rolled out updates that allow guests to see more relevant recommendations on its home page and in search results, and redesigned its sign-up, login and checkout processes, among other improvements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Barrel after barrel was being rolled across the deck to be maimed and tossed into the sea.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Observing it all, Painter jokes he is mostly disappointed that relatively few of their team-mates have suffered the same fate on this occasion, when the cameras are rolling.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
There are traditionally four cameras rolling at once: two on the main characters in a scene, one wide shot of the room, and a tracking camera that can follow any movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration approved a potentially revolutionary flu vaccine yesterday, and the push alerts came rolling in.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The reforms are an attempt to revive London’s fortunes as a listing destination, rolling back rules introduced in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
As Maya-Jade set up the tripod, Vivian began rolling her shoulders and then puffing out her lips.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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