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Don’t miss: ‘My husband and I are at odds’: Should we tap our home equity or sell stocks to build a $100,000 emergency fund?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Moving to Singapore -- a playbook sometimes dubbed "Singapore-washing" -- can help Chinese startups tap international capital and overseas users, supposedly at a distance from Beijing's legal and political reach.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We wanted to tap into the teen nostalgia of sleepovers, and things we always wanted to do at sleepovers, but never panned out in the way you imagine in movies,” said Mathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Margaret Barr said she would much rather enjoy a pint of Guinness fresh from the tap than one recovered from the seabed.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“So one can only logically conclude”—tap, tap, tap—“that Captain Underpants is not for babies.”
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
I think that there is a level of compassion and empathy that I had never tapped into before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Cottee added his fourth, Alan Devonshire got another, Ray Stewart buried a penalty, and Brooking tapped in late on as West Ham reached double figures.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“She put everyone at ease during those moments in a really beautiful way. She is so physically tapped into her own abilities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"We got stuck with basic products," he said, adding that Bangladesh had not fully tapped opportunities in military uniforms and medical apparel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He tapped his nose, reminding Owen of the polar bear’s keen sense of smell.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The party rehabilitated him in the wake of Mao's death, tapping him for jobs at the Ministry of Petroleum and State Economic Commission.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
By the fifth, the Dodgers were out of ABS challenges, with Miguel Rojas tapping his helmet to check on a called strike that wound up being squarely in the strike zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In those moments, steady dividend income can provide a vital cash bridge before tapping tax-deferred accounts early, said Charley Corbett, a financial planner in Naples, Fla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Robotics companies are also tapping these tools to generate training data as real-world data is scarce and expensive to collect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Things already look ugly,” Jack’s grandfather said, tapping Robert with his foot.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
