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This is, to use a technical term, bananas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
And if you want to be able to make changes to your living space over time and you plan to stay in the same location long term, buying can make sense.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Bruno Fernandes, central to all of this, is a strong passer when attacking in transition, finding runners ahead of him – a role in which he broke the Premier League assist record last term.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Are you familiar with the term “nepo baby”? No.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
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Running a business, either directly or indirectly, would breach the terms of Hall's bankruptcy order and constitute a criminal offence.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The UK's ambition is seen as relatively modest in terms of continuous AI usage for the NHS, national security and financial services by 2030.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Start by thinking about tasks in terms of what can be reversed and at what cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The law also prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Why couldn’t she stay here longer, and on her own terms?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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
AHR was first identified because of its ability to detect environmental toxins and pollutants, termed xenobiotics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Investing in esports has been a part of the Kingdom's push to become a major player in global gaming - a strategy termed "pixelwashing" by website gamedeveloper.com, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
As regards the first question, an entire field of science, termed ethnobiology, studies peoples’ knowledge of the wild plants and animals in their environment.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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She's one of a growing number planning to take regular career breaks, or "grown-up gap years", which many are terming "mini retirement".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 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
With Councilmember Curren Price terming out in District 9, six candidates are vying to represent parts of downtown and South L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
M23 rebels blamed the government for the attack, terming it a "terrorist act".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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