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Sharma was promoted to CEO of Xbox—a sprawling business that includes its namesake console and big titles like “Call of Duty”— this past February following the exit of gaming industry legend Phil Spencer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
He did not indicate a release date, or say if the game would be exclusive to the Xbox console.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Another woman began to console her, and a third woman raised her voice in anger.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Carlos had a “heart of gold” and never missed the chance to console a friend or go out of his way to help, his mom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Svetlana tried to console him by making grim faces, but to no avail.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Creators will then be able to distribute their games as standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles; an offline mode is also planned.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Kids don’t know how to play old-school games because they’re on their consoles playing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Amazon's gaming boss recently told the BBC increasing hardware costs may lead more people to ditch consoles and stream games instead.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The centre's shops sell tech equipment of all sorts, from computer parts to gadgets and games consoles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Oh, Joe," he consoles, "we constantly have to redefine the things that are important to us. It's okay not to know. When you find yourself in love again, you'll know what it is."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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“It has been subject to increasingly aggressive change. When I was younger, it was sad for me to witness. I was consoled because Vlore was not the center, but then they started attacking here too.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
"The victim should be consoled at this time, not cursed," one of them read.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You have to be strong,” he consoled his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
She bought lollipops and a teddy bear, and by 10 a.m. she had set up shop outside a campus dining hall where she consoled students Sunday morning with offers of “free mom hugs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
There, with the cold stone at my back and my arms about his neck, I tasted the salt of his tears and I consoled him with all the strength of my body.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Days after Kirk’s death, Marx posted photos of himself consoling Kirk’s widow, Erika; he announced he was considering a run for governor at a memorial service for Kirk.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Career coach Gina Riley has been impersonated several times and sometimes finds herself consoling people who falsely believed she contacted them with a golden opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“I can tell you there is no consoling that family at this point,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
"As far as I remember the defendant was upset and a lot of people were giving him hugs and consoling him."
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
I’m not just consoling myself, or fooling myself into believing I don’t want him because my chances of having him have gone from slim to none.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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