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Because the partnerships acquired the central retail land long before the 2017 tax law passed, they couldn’t easily roll new capital gains into those specific parcels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“They want to build a very specific kind of world,” Vavreck said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
The shadow fleet exposes a specific pressure point on the Russian financial system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Their atoms are arranged in a specific crystal pattern that can make them especially vulnerable to brittle failure in extreme cold.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
They’d spent weeks preparing for specific assignments, and now on the first day of the operation, they were already making it up as they went along.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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If you have a financial adviser, you may want to arrange a meeting that includes your adult child to discuss specifics about making gifts wisely.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Leaders at the two-day Montreal meeting will try to hammer out specifics for closer ties in areas including defense, artificial intelligence and critical minerals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Shimizu, a first-generation Peruvian from Los Angeles, admits he isn’t too familiar with the specifics of neoperreo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“And what are they going to do fix it? We continue to find it difficult to hone in on the specifics for these important questions.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
“More specifics about his life and work, Justin,” Mr. Griffiths explains.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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