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Asking whether the woman should delay Social Security benefits until 70, Claude’s response was “thoughtful and balanced, something similar to what I’d tell a client,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
They can help students, but they tell professors mainly what we already know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
She added: “I’m glad authors and publishers could tell Anthropic the obvious: You can’t steal our stuff!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I would just tell you to stay tuned for more details," she said at a press briefing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
I tell both of them, “Hey, don’t make me separate you two!”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Coles tells clients in a note that Macquarie remains a quality franchise with exposure to structural growth, including in infrastructure, but that it looks fairly priced at 19X earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Analyst Andrew Lyons tells clients in a note that the promotion of Greg Ward to CEO resolves longstanding succession uncertainty in the latter stages of Shemara Wikramanayake’s eight-year tenure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Valuations across stocks and bonds mean that “an extraordinary growth boom is being priced into both stocks and bonds, and in particular real interest rates,” he tells MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“These are sounds that can make you go mad, apparently,” Morton, 49, tells me, reclining on her bed at the Hotel Chelsea in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
He remains cheerful and tells Dr. Harlow that he "does not care to see his friends, as he shall be at work in a few days."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
I’ve told my future spouse that if I die first, he will inherit my home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
On a Tuesday night in May, prospective diners were told it would be about an hour’s wait to eat at the Wynn buffet, which starts at $80 per person for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Whenever he’s ready, we’ll be ready,” Pastoors told the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The public has been told to stay away.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“I told you, I have my thing at the nursing home.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
England head coach Anna Stembridge agrees, telling BBC Sport: "It's a really important part of our history... a really important part of our four-year cycle."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Morton raves, and off she goes, telling me how much she adores Jim Henson and how “The Dark Crystal” is one of her all-time favorite films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Your stepmother might say: “Of course, my dear, that makes perfect sense. I appreciate you telling me in advance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
His father, Mamadou Saliou Bah, has called for an investigation, telling the BBC that his son did not "receive good medical care" in detention.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
There was no telling what might happen if he took the Nanuak into the cave.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
