schedule
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“This project is years behind schedule, and the entire community is suffering because of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
American visitors also said flights were a headache, often involving last-minute cancellations, schedule changes and winding itineraries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He keeps mentioning that he’s working to adjust his schedule so he doesn’t have to work late, seemingly for his own lifestyle, but I’m not counting on it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jimmy Garoppolo is no longer on the roster and Stafford was on a limited schedule during training camp, so Bennett worked with the first-team offense for the first time in his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I can’t stop thinking about our schedule dissolving this morning,” she said.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Even years later, many cities still haven’t fully returned to the schedules they kept before 2020.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Yes, having different schedules from a potential partner can be difficult — especially if you get more serious and want children — but every relationship comes with its challenges.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Indexes also tweak their lists of constituents on different schedules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Multiple neighbors were unable to speak up during the virtual hearing because of their work schedules, language barriers, age and difficulty navigating the online meeting’s comment system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Checking schedules was for suits and old farts.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Flight attendant Cheryl DeFonce, meanwhile, wrote on Instagram that she and a colleague had been scheduled to work and fly to Kona on Saturday, but their flights in both directions were canceled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
China has also announced its Tianwen-3 spacecraft is scheduled for launch around 2028 and will return Mars samples to Earth around 2031 -- potentially earlier than MMX's sample return.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The mother and daughter are scheduled to go to trial in September.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The U.S. military is preparing to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln with the USS George Washington as part of a scheduled Middle East deployment, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Celia stops walking as she reaches the open square, halting next to the towering astronomical clock where carved apostles are making their scheduled hourly appearance despite the weather.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The start rate for parade and pageant helpers is $26 an hour, while the start rate for stage scheduling assistants is $28.25 an hour, according to the union.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Complaints regarding television and live streaming service adverts for the film were not upheld by the regulator, as Clearcast - which pre-approves TV and streaming ads - had applied a post-19:30 scheduling restriction.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
If sectoral bargaining becomes the gig-work norm, labor negotiations could impose one-size-fits-all rules such as arranged scheduling, which would permit drivers to work only at certain times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
At least now I know what triggered the unexpected medical bill and what to ask before scheduling the test next year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
When I say run a company, I mean keeping track of inventory, staying in touch with customers, recruiting, project management, product development, scheduling, budgeting, and human resources.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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