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Earlier this year, his performance in the short film Mr Fleischmann saw him collect the Platinum Award for best actor at the 2026 Independent Shorts Awards, in recognition of his craft and career.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Independent expenditure committees, on the other hand, have no limits on the size of the donations they collect, as long as they do not coordinate with the campaigns of their favored candidates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The researchers also had to account for differences among the telescopes used to collect the observations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
They are continuing the Phase 3 study to collect data on overall survival.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
My arm reaches out to drill down into the ground to collect a rock sample.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was ordered by a New Mexico judge on Wednesday to pay $25 billion for misleading users about how it collects and safeguards user data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ukraine collects an incomprehensible amount of battlefield information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
They also used detailed imaging, functional tests, and a technique called in vivo microdialysis, which collects and measures substances from the fluid surrounding cells in living brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Australia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and stores personal data, the country's data protection watchdog said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The strap of her messenger bag slides off her shoulder and collects where her hands are pooled.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Dan Turner, who coordinates the North East England Beached Bird Survey, said the group had collected several dead birds along the coast which they would be testing for nurdles next month.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The lawmaker, elected in 2019, grew up in a modest family in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, where his mother cleaned homes and his father collected bus fares for a living.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The two are jointly responsible for the judgment, meaning the same losses cannot be collected twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Researchers then analyzed DNA from the collected mushrooms to establish their identities and evolutionary relationships.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
In a little while the plates were collected and the pass-through in the door slammed shut.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Daniel said he had spent years reporting the alleged anti-social behaviour and collecting evidence, including security camera and mobile phone footage, which he passed on to the police, North Devon Homes and now the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
In theory, therefore, you could end up collecting $4,000 a month, with your wife collecting $2,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
In St. Louis, an interior designer shared her love of Pilates, escape rooms and collecting angel figurines and animal bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Lomax has extensive experience studying Wyoming's prehistoric animals, including collecting fossils and excavating plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs from the Sundance Formation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Style or not, Grandma made it just for you. And it’s been collecting dust in your closet for a few months now. If there’s any time to wear it, it’s at the celebration.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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