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"They are not prepared to accept that the investigation is complete simply because the American authorities have decided not to take the matter further," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
“He doesn’t need to shoulder the blame of the failure of the complete result.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
By the time the factory expansion was complete in 2024, Goldfish sales volumes had slowed, according to a BNP Paribas analysis of NIQ data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The researchers explain that most people who complete weight loss programs eventually regain some or all of the weight they lost.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Major Puff insisted that a complete history of all the puffin wars would fit in perfectly.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Their endorsement of the Bay-Delta plan completes one of Newsom’s water policy priorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Once Sentinel-3C completes commissioning, it will contribute to global sea-level monitoring alongside established satellite missions such as Copernicus Sentinel-6 and Jason.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Niel will be the U.K. telecommunications company’s largest shareholder once his stake purchase from Emirates Telecommunications Group completes, which is expected by end of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Still, Lerner emphasizes that, as the bull market completes its fourth year, “age alone is not a reason to become defensive.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
If the kid completes the plan and meets the benchmarks, no criminal charges are ever filed.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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And while there is an upscale residential surfing-centered community in Brazil called Praia da Grama, there aren’t yet completed residential surf-lagoon communities in the U.S. where owners can buy lots and build homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
He completed 27 of 37 passes for 343 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The countries had completed promised action plans "and will no longer be subject to the FATF's increased monitoring process," it added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Each participant completed a "leg raise test," a standard clinical procedure used to provoke back pain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The tower is so beautiful that when Eiffel completed it, people complained that he was so focused on artistry that he ignored engineering,” she explained.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Ketner, who looked so comfortable in the first half, was harassed in the second, completing just five passes to finish 19 for 29.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Seeded eighth at the 2014 Australian Open, he saw off Djokovic in the quarter-finals before completing an unforeseen triumph against top seed Nadal.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Spending another 15 minutes searching for a particular brand of yogurt may represent good service, but it also consumes time that a worker could otherwise spend completing another order.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Assaf said Fidelity cannot tell from the anonymized data if those completing conversions had help from advisers but that she would presume they did.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
It provided a chance for Forever Witchlings to close their circles by completing an impossible task.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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