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[turm] / tɜrm /






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Newly elected lawmaker Ana Elisa Santos, born during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, is now helping him draw up a social media master plan to nab a fourth mandate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The above chart provides more evidence that these institutions are unlikely to beat the market over the longer term.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Haines proposed legislation for a national anti-corruption watchdog in 2021, and has been credited for driving the creation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission under Labor in the previous parliamentary term.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A “stroad” tries to do both tasks at once, said Charles Marohn, the engineer widely credited with coining the term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Unilever isn’t disclosing the terms of the Welly sale, which is set to be announced Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A lot of people talking about Ezri Konsa, I like him but Gabriel offered that bit more in terms of experience and quality that you need to get the job done, so he goes in.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

What have you seen in terms of how voters respond to him?

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I think in terms of integrating all the new guys that have been available, which I think is everybody except for Collin in live play, it’s been pretty seamless,” Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

He’d had a falling-out with Kubat in August of 1993 over a moral issue, according to Bobby, and they weren’t on speaking terms.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In 2022, she launched what she termed an upscale vodka and champagne brand, American Dream, organizing a dinner for Mar-a-Lago guests that participants realized halfway through was an investment pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

One review called Cregger’s movie “different and much better than the other ‘Resident Evil’ movies,” which were termed “depersonalized zombie sludge.”

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Carney was asked Thursday about the prospect of Canada joining the EU and delivered what he termed a "non-answer," declining to rule out the idea or endorse it.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Within a few short months, he will be termed out of office and return to being a regular citizen, if not an average one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

A second area of active discussion since 1997 falls under a heading that could be termed “Why Europe, not China?”

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Price, who has represented the district since 2013, is terming out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out in District 3, leaving the race to represent the southwestern San Fernando Valley open to a newcomer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026

Board members left the door open for Carvalho’s return by terming Chait an “acting superintendent,” to fill in temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

She added that the pieces would soon be opened to the public for research and academic study, terming the move a milestone in safeguarding Ethiopia's cultural heritage.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

McKissick also defended the phrase, terming it an inevitable response to the “dashed hopes and mangled dreams of a people and a result of the ineffectiveness of the nonviolent movement.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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