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[surv] / sɜrv /




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A judge at the High Court in Edinburgh imposed an order for lifelong restriction and ordered that Docherty must serve a minimum of six years in jail before seeking parole.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Lewis Hay III, who had been lead independent director, will now serve as chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

It should therefore be started only if it can serve some other beneficial public end.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

“Having kind of done that — an inning here, an inning there and then you sort of build up during the season, absolutely,” said Roberts when asked if 2025 could serve as a blueprint.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

He liked playing house with Leah and Rosie and Skipper when they would cook pretend dinners on the little stove and serve the dinners to the stuffed animals that they propped up in chairs.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

But the frequency of these corporate manifestos also serves as a way for executives to position themselves and their companies in the marketplace of ideas.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The Buckhorn Restaurant at Cuyama Buckhorn, a midcentury roadside hotel refurbished in 2018, serves as the perfect respite.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"When I go outside for a walk, it's quiet," Song said in her tiny room that serves as both home and consulting space.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function – it motivates us to get the necessities for life.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Ranee serves the biryani and vindaloo and keeps quiet.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Their first post captured Ararat El-Rawi, bursting with energy as he served them a multicourse meal including tabbouleh, lamb burgers, spinach pie, baklava and endless wine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

A third group consisted of normal, unmodified mice that served as controls.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

"It's extraordinary given the scale of Western effort from 2001-2021 how ignored Afghanistan is now," remarks a Western diplomat who recently served as an envoy to the country.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

And at the end of the day, as people who’ve served have told me, being in the military is a job.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

“I served the Queen in the past, yes,” he said finally.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Tents set up amid the rubble of collapsed hospitals are serving as makeshift emergency rooms for injured patients.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The SEC can seek civil monetary penalties and the return of illegal profits, and bar or suspend an individual from serving as a corporate officer or director, among other remedies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Down the street at D’s Thirsty Beaver bar, Danielle Rees is doing a test run on serving breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Matt Fleissig is the co-founder and CEO of Pathstone, a national wealth-management firm serving ultrahigh-net-worth families.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

“So I think Lisa-Marie Anne and I should celebrate getting back together,” Andre says over his third serving of jasmine rice.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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