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“Markets have leaned even more heavily towards a September move following persistent inflation, yen weakness and rising Japanese yields,” the senior market analyst adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
This has made his colleagues uneasy and confused markets, said Robert Tetlow, a former senior policy adviser at the Fed for almost 30 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, called it "another monster set of results," noting that revenue and earnings both topped forecasts.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Carly Phillips, a coauthor and senior scientist at the nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists, said that’s why research focusing on the role these companies play in the climate crisis is important.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“While you’re gone, the augur is the senior officer. I will be in charge.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The Dollywood Foundation has a scholarships programme for high school seniors, which offers $15,000 to five students "who have a dream they wish to pursue".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Two appeals courts have gone the other way and upheld age rules, including a Texas law on mail ballots for seniors that was challenged in 2020 amid the Covid pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I would say that that’s what seniors are increasingly looking for in their Medicare experience.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
That pandemic hit children and younger and middle-aged adults harder than seniors, who likely had been exposed to an older version of the H1N1 virus when they were younger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When Henry handed her a cup of punch she whispered, “If you want to go on with the seniors or anything I’ll be all right.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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