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"We decided not to, but he should be fine for the next one. It's taking a bit more time than we were expecting."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The court paused its decision for 14 days to give the administration time to seek Supreme Court review.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Flooding of seawater is likely, around the time of high tide, over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas such as parking lots, beaches, and walkways,” the weather service office in Oxnard said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin's arrival in China comes two weeks after Typhoon Noul lashed southern Guangdong province, declared by authorities at the time as the strongest storm to hit China this year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
For the first time, I sense how BIG Texas is.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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That is more than 200 times heavier than the bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world, which weighs only 1.75 grams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
But the equal-weighted S&P 500 recently traded at roughly 17 times forward earnings, in line with its 20-year median, according to Jonathan Curtis, a portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
Inside Safe went to a handful of streets just east of MacArthur Park 10 times over two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Results have been good enough to signal better times ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He’d transferred the cinders three times before he’d found the spot where they’d looked best.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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And while Grande later insisted the break was pre-planned and not “reactive or impulsive,” there’s no doubt the announcement was timed to dull the cacophony of both the jeers and cheers.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The theme also dominated his six-minute farewell video timed to release after death.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A second release, timed for that day, is unlikely because of how badly SpaceX’s stock has performed in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Aschenbrenner scrambled for lifelines while preparing for his unfortunately timed wedding in a seaside town in Northern California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
We watched the Lake Windsor players break into groups for timed sprints.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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"And then he's a goal threat. He's got a smell and a really good timing to get in the box. And he has the capacity to finish the actions."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The researchers now plan to test ways of increasing C3 levels inside tumors and to determine the most effective timing for treatment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
“If either spouse is approaching that age, the residency timing gets more pressing. Sequence the moves,” Judge said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Bank of Japan will release its Summary of Opinions, which could offer clues on the timing of its next interest-rate increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The man with the impeccable timing was choosing to make the anomaly of slavery the last piece of advice he would offer his country.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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