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However, the researchers advised people to speak with a registered dietitian nutritionist or physician for personalized guidance before making dietary changes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“But that doesn’t necessarily mean these are all women who want to speak about their experiences,” McShane says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, said there would be "no exceptions for certain weapons or certain people".
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Despite that, there are hopes that “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret” will encourage other potential victims to speak out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
She then spends four years in Niger, Colombia, and El Salvador as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching children and adults how to read and speak English.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
That its original guidance is “still in play” despite volatile jet-fuel prices speaks of the company’s strong revenue performance, the Southwest spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
That Yale is willing to risk these jewels in her crown speaks volumes about the terrible power of the proposed OMB regulation.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
He had worked as a construction site supervisor for 26 years after moving to Japan from Pakistan and speaks fluent Japanese.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the AMA speaks for only a small share of physicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
When we reach the table it’s my aunt who speaks first.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Thus spake one of the world’s most powerful men this week, after he gained more power still.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
Thus spake Martin Luther King Jr. at the end of the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2020
Thus spake Zarathustra He humbly said you listen to me and choose for yourself.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2016
Thus spake Chris Morris’s ludicrously hostile Day Today news anchor, in an attack-dog interview with a woman who’d just raised “a pathetic amount of money” for charity with a jam festival.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2015
“The matter we spake on in the manufactory.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Three in four students spoke a language other than English at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Words such as "shabby" and "secret schemes" spoke for themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
From the front steps, he spoke about what this house had meant to him and his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
On a call with analysts following results, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods spoke briefly about the near-standstill at the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
He spoke no Dutch, nor made any effort to learn, and besides Father, Betsie, and me, few people in this working-class part of the city spoke German.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Trump said he had not spoken to the 56-year-old about the plans.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Having spoken previously about struggling to cope with the noise of finally winning a major, Thitikul may be content for the spotlight to shift elsewhere after her stunning opening round.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Joshua Kushner and Infantino had spoken about this plan as far back as at least last year, a person familiar with the project said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They have also spoken at the White House in 2022 about anti-Asian hate and inclusivity, and been open about mental health.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Because Ivy hadn’t actually spoken those words, Josie couldn’t protest, But won't he understand when I can actually tell him the truth?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"As I was putting out the fire, I was only thinking about protecting the port and the lives of the people in Damietta," he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Rodenburg has since increased FLAG’s public activity, launching a TikTok account and a Substack newsletter, meeting with educational representatives and speaking to groups like the Shelby County Republican Women’s Club in Tennessee.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
But speaking to the media after meeting Sir Chris on Friday, Murphy sounded an alarm bell over the future of the Stormont institutions.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Everything came out at once,” says producer Jessica Sartenaer, speaking from London over Zoom alongside McShane on Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
After speaking to Ruby, I caught up on homework.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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