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[surv] / sɜrv /




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But she said the ruling meant she could "get back to what matters most to me: being there for the people and communities I've always wanted to serve".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

The researchers designed the optical AI system to serve as a high-throughput, attack-resilient first layer of defense for screening large amounts of manipulated and AI-generated video.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Keurig Dr Pepper hired Russ Torres from Kimberly-Clark to serve as chief executive of its planned coffee spinoff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Student enrollment and success: “We need to design our colleges around the students we actually serve rather than expecting students to adapt to unnecessary institutional barriers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Leonardo writes the duke a letter, asking to serve the court.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Experience: Winston, a licensed architect and attorney, serves as Los Angeles’ deputy mayor of infrastructure and climate resilience under Mayor Karen Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Real work remains on transparency, on governance, on ensuring that every dollar of revenue serves its intended purpose," said Michael Garcia, deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Caracas.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Xi Jinping restaurant serves a wide range of Chinese dishes, although its menu also includes some South Korean offerings, according to screenshots shared online.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Brakebush, based in Westfield, Wis., serves a diverse foodservice customer base with a portfolio of fully cooked, par-fried and raw portioned products, Hormel said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

If originality distinguishes art from craft, tradition serves as the common meeting ground of the two.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Five days after Castillo left Myanmar, Kyaw pleaded guilty to breach of trust after the judge told him he would be sentenced to time served and released, Kyaw said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He served 78 days for shoplifting soap detergent, and had initially been given a suspended 32-week sentence but had breached it.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He joined the public defender’s office two years later and since 2023 has served as deputy in charge of the Inglewood branch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Shepard has served as a sort of godfather for the Watergate revisionists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

As the brigade’s chief of staff, Arkhipov could have served aboard any of the four subs heading out to sea.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

He attended church services organized by Nigerians serving time for online scamming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I’ve spent my life doing the work on the ground and serving our community,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

While Atkins now runs the SEC, Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year stretch in federal prison for fraud.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

From November, it will be offenders serving up to three years and two months.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The school cafeteria started serving breakfast at seven a.m.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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