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"In his first year Seydou looked like a young deer that could run but hadn't really matured yet, grown into his body," adds Jones.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Díaz earned the save in his first major-league appearance since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, giving up two hits and a run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Thursday's listing is the latest in a recent run of blockbuster debuts from Chinese AI-related companies in Hong Kong, indicating optimism for China's ambitions in the sector.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In recent months, Meta started testing subscriptions to its AI chatbot, announced paid agents to help businesses run their companies and said it may start a cloud computing business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The young man who’d nearly run us down was named Eugene Hammond.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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This creates anxiety for founders like Troy Johnston, who runs an AI-assisted business alone in Orlando, Fla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
We are speaking in the busy bakery he runs with his wife Tina.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The country's annual entrance exam season for engineering, medicine, universities and postgraduate admissions begins in December and runs through May or June.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“All right, listen,” said Judge Ronald Kaye, who runs one of four mental health courts in the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
He runs to my room and throws open the closet doors.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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A cruise ship with almost 200 passengers had to be evacuated in Bulgaria this week after it ran aground on the Danube because of low water levels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The family of murdered agent Denis Donaldson have said they are concerned that police ran checks on a reporter's mobile phone after he wrote a story on the killing.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Production of an earlier model was halted in 2015 after previous owner Bombardier ran through its order book, delivering some 225 aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Footage of the shopping centre showed white smoke rising as people ran into the car park.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The guard knelt and ran her hands the length of the cot.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"We're running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers," Greenpeace political campaigner Rudy Schulkind said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Once upon a time, running a business of a certain size required a team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I know I'm not going to be a millionaire running a bakery," says Phil Clayton.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Like Harbaugh, McDaniel has the kind of boundless energy that almost has him looking like a player when the team is running drills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
There had to be a good reason she was running late.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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