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The active fires near Madrid started last week as three separate fires, spread uncontrolled and eventually merged into a single megafire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
For streaming platforms like JioStar too, the tournament offers a chance to broaden engagement with a new demographic, create calendar events and move away from focusing on a single sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“I’ve felt the pressure to win every single year here,” Riley said during Big Ten media days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
With multiple firms offering ETFs with leveraged strategies targeting the same single stocks, the competition for assets can leave some funds struggling to gain traction, putting them at risk of shutting down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
He would not be able to save a single one, he knew, despite his manic efforts.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
India is already Wimbledon's largest international audience by reach, and 2026 is a particularly important year with Arnav Paparkar becoming the first Indian in 36 years to reach the under-18 boys singles quarter finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
These singles are part of a cohort of “love hackers” who believe data could hold the cure to their dating woes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Travis is among a cohort of spreadsheet singles, or “love hackers,” who believe data could hold the cure to their dating woes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The band were formed in Dunfermline in 1968 and had a string of hit singles and albums in the UK, Canada, the US and across Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He paid the check and counted out five singles from the change.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and the parent company of Coach and Kate Spade are all companies Khan has singled out for anticompetitive behavior, either as a professor or as the FTC Chair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s likely that you’re not being singled out for poor performance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
One of the most controversial grants that officials singled out for funds was recently dropped, the State Department official told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
She has painted herself as a victim of French justice, singled out for a "difference in treatment" from other leaders whose parties were found guilty of fraud.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
She recalled that he had been singled out in some way at last year’s Ceremony.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Speakers condemned extremism in all its manifestations, but they also criticised the government for a lack of support, singling out recent budget cuts for queer organisations.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, Drew Wile, the other parent, suggested the principal was singling out athletes, noting other Ipswich High graduates were spotted with stogies after the June 7 ceremony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
In a bold move, Avis executives directly addressed the recent spike in volatility on a call with investors this week, singling out a single seller.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
He denied the Conservatives were singling out one religion, saying: "The Conservatives had the first Muslim chancellor and had the first Muslim home secretary."
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
I know he’s making eye contact with all of us as he speaks but I can’t help but feel that he’s singling me out as he waxes pirate poetic.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
