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After a slow start to his international 50-over career, Brook averages just under 50 in his past 29 matches and almost 57 in 2026.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It’s never too soon to start thinking about this, and 58 is definitely not on the early side for starting to implement a plan.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
A strange phenomenon occurs whenever a small-market franchise trespasses into a championship round: ordinary people start theatrically fretting about TV ratings and the sleep patterns of corporate executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The site, dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish, is expected to start operations soon, but Posiva said no exact date had been decided yet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
We still met up back there to start the day, arguing.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The study crystallized what kindergarten and elementary school teachers are also seeing: High-quality education that starts earlier gives students a better foundation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The 18km circuit starts on Whitehall, makes its way through Trafalgar Square, past Tower Bridge and finishes along The Mall.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"In some cases, the satellite photos clearly show that fire starts inside, but we cannot say whether it's by design or whether it's accidental," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Citi also starts coverage on Germany’s Springer Nature and CTS Eventim with buy and neutral recommendations, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
I thought, “Oh, no! If she gives me a dose of castor oil, and then starts reading to me, I will surely die.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Balshaw started playing tennis at the age of four, but unsurprisingly also had a talent for rugby.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Trading action in 2026 has started to resemble a seesaw, with AI stocks on one side and everything else on the other, said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
That same year, Cisternas and Espinoza started throwing parties in Santiago under the hashtag #NeoPerreo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Could someone limit its behavior if it started doing something unintended?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
And then, suddenly, I just started sobbing uncontrollably.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Next week Balshaw will rise into the world's top 180, having starting the 2026 season ranked 718th.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
More consumers are starting to wear performance sneakers including Hoka as casual daily-wear shoes, Deckers executives said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
As a result, traditional methods have generally allowed researchers to examine the starting materials and finished particles without clearly showing how one transforms into the other.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
If each position fell 30%, those holdings alone would subtract $9,000, or 9% of the starting portfolio value, assuming everything else stayed unchanged.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
“You can see the male’s just starting to get his mane.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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