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WASHINGTON—The nine justices of the Supreme Court open a new term Monday with a wide range of tough cases—and few friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
However, Sarah Ockwell-Smith, who is widely credited with coining and popularising the term 'gentle parenting', strongly disagrees.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In his third term he has overseen a drop in inflation and unemployment, but voters complain about a high cost of living and are fed up with crime.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The term is less a description of any particular food than a prediction about what happens when the people optimizing a restaurant become increasingly distant from the people cooking in it.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
She and some of her friends had formed a vacation study group to prepare for their transition to junior high in September, and she’d suddenly become more studious than she ever was during term time.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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So we played together, but in terms of a public, front-facing event, this is the first time he’s been on one of our lineups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
For now, the Amazon unit is far behind Starlink in terms of getting into space the satellites that provide in-flight internet service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In terms of the amount of energy these storms have produced - known as the Accumulated Cyclone Energy - this season is around two and half times more active than normal at this point.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In practical terms, the model simulates what happens across three dimensions of space while also tracking how the fault system changes through time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
So was the fact that Germany was given no say in the treaty terms.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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She was elected treasurer in 2019 and is termed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
AHR was first identified because of its ability to detect environmental toxins and pollutants, termed xenobiotics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Technology’s history exemplifies what is termed an autocatalytic process: that is, one that speeds up at a rate that increases with time, because the process catalyzes itself.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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
It’s an outcome so humiliating that baseball even has a name for it, terming three strikeouts in one game as earning that player a “silver sombrero.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
"Justice will be done," government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya posted on X platform, terming the musician's killing an "abominable act".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
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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