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Campaigners have lost a bid to take their legal fight against the government over plans for a two-runway operation at Gatwick Airport to the Court of Appeal.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
And if anything would derail his debt-free aspirations, then Erle wouldn’t take the opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Our five-week email course is designed to take the guesswork and anxiety out of developing contacts into relationships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“We just didn’t take no for an answer because we believed in it,” said Lisette Estrella-Henderson, the First 5 Solano commission chair and former Solano County Superintendent of Schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I take out my camera and the tripod, and in a few minutes, I’m all set up.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Then he takes a bite of the olive oil cake I have made for dessert.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"She is fearless, she takes the ball early, she is a lefty," he said on his podcast Off Court With Greg Rusedski.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It takes about five hours for the background to go through hair, makeup and wardrobe,” she notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I’ll eat. I promise. Everyone’s grief takes a different form. Mine is kicking me to the ground. It’s been rough. How are you holding up?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
It was positioning in South Korea’s equity market that the most dramatic adjustments took place as its benchmark index reversed into bear-market territory with long positions liquidated and new shorts initiated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then I took a beat and added: Pastries for morning.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
His personal coach took him on a training camp to Austria for several weeks this summer, knowing he could be returning to football in the near future.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
An average of 295,350 private flights took off per month between January and June, up 15.4% from the same period in 2019, according to data from the aviation services company Argus Traqpak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He took a mouthful and chewed, pulp oozing between his teeth.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Where the vessel originated from and what kind of cargo it was carrying has not yet been revealed and no group has taken accountability for the reported attack.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Pierre-Hugues Schmit, chief executive of London Gatwick, said the decision to approve the plans "was taken properly and lawfully".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Recently, centers have completely taken over two campuses in San José and Vallejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“For the second half of the year, however, we expect raw-material costs to increase substantially and have already taken steps to address this,” said Chief Financial Officer Roland Welzbacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As far as I could discover, every single one taken in the raid on the Beje—with the exception of Betsie and me—had been freed.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
On Monday, Trump said discussions were taking place at the request of Iran and several Gulf states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
First, he was part of a group of players likely to be among the substitutes on Wednesday, taking part in a set-piece session led by new coach Austin MacPhee, who has joined from Aston Villa.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Lee then focused on graduating early, packing his remaining coursework into two dense semesters — taking seven classes during one of them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
He next found himself taking detours to cover new streets in Northeast Los Angeles as he’d ride to and from Koreatown Run Club meet-ups at Los Angeles Community College.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Dogs are wonderful, but they require a lot of our time. Could it be that the puppy’s taking too much of your time?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
