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It said the kingdom would "support the efforts of the Iraqi government" to "prevent attacks" launched from the country against neighbouring states.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
He has pledged more than $40 billion to support his son, Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison’s hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. in a nearly $80 billion deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The advance, developed in the lab of Marko Lončar, Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering, could support the development of compact quantum networks built directly onto chips.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
“And I support no cause, foreign or domestic, other than the greatness of the Los Angeles Chargers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
He started by tearing out a couple of rotted support beams and replacing them with treated four-by-sixes.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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In the new study, published in JCI Insight, Jashodeep Datta, M.D., and his colleagues describe how IL1RAP helps link tumor cells, immune cells and fibroblasts into a coordinated system that supports resistance to treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
And he’s thrilled to have found a home that supports his vision, praising Feldman and associate artistic director Jenny Slattery, who was his student when he taught at UC San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Let me give you an example that supports what you’re saying, going back to the voting area.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Overall, Florida’s military and defense industry generates $102.6 billion in economic impact and supports more than 865,000 jobs statewide, according to the Florida Defense Industry Economic Impact Analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I grit my teeth and roll to the edge, grabbing the pole that supports the net, and swing my leg over the side.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The “Bad Romance” singer and 16-time Grammy winner was seen wearing a large ring and holding the child, supported by a baby wrap, tightly to her chest, according to photos published by the outlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Laboratory experiments with human melanoma, ovarian and prostate cancer cells supported that idea.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
A similar bill in the last parliamentary session was supported by MPs before stalling in the House of Lords.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s not that villagers supported the communist fighters; rather, they were outgunned and afraid.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Here’s the short version: Tradwives promote a traditional model of family life, prioritizing being a homemaker and a primary caregiver and supporting their husbands’ role as the primary breadwinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
His legal practice worked on rights issues for decades, and he played a key role in the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group supporting mainland lawyers facing persecution.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Harrison Ford could win his first major acting award, for supporting actor in a comedy for “Shrinking,” unless another veteran actor takes the spotlight — Stephen Root of “Widow’s Bay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
By that point, he expects the total addressable market for supporting chip components to reach between $60 billion and $65 billion — or even more.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The United States insisted that North Vietnam stop supporting the war in the South.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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