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By contrast, title rivals Arsenal moved level on points at the top of the table later in the day with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Everton.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Around a third of the time, repricing excluded top executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
It’s a special part of his special skillset; put him in the top 1% in the world of complainers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Though still early days in the campaign and guaranteed to be in the top two come the end of the weekend, City need to shore up their backline if they are to stay there.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
On the top of the tower where it could be seen by all the ships in the harbor was a tall shaft with two movable arms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Though this recent behavior is consistent with what was seen prior to prior bull-market tops, this does not mean that a top is imminent.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The tariff on one machine Jergens is buying tops $200,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Calling a big city home helps, but it is not a deal-maker - sorry to fans of Bristol City and second-tier Russian outfit FC Ufa, where the local population tops one million.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The residents of Drop City, a Colorado artists’ community, built domes from the curved steel tops of salvaged cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
When he stared beyond the garden’s low walls, he saw the tops of every building in the city.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The inaugural German investment summit topped the 93 billion euros announced at President Emmanuel Macron's "Choose France" summit in June, an event that served as the model for Merz's gathering.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Before that, the ratio topped out near 3.4 in both 2024 and 2025 before finally breaking above that level.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026
While in London, they released their first English-language single, TRALALA, which topped YouTube's daily music video chart on its release, ahead of videos from Shakira and Taylor Swift.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The city-state topped IQAir's live ranking of the world's most polluted major cities again early Friday, with Jakarta second and Kuala Lumpur fifth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Beyond rose a sizable cliff, topped by trees.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
From Hitler topping the polls in Peru to the sport that is a kind of "voluntary drowning".
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
After topping off a final glass, she made a beeline for the man sitting in the corner, quietly nursing his Guinness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Revenue climbed 11% to $20.71 billion, topping analyst estimates of $20.48 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The updated guidance comes as the company recorded higher profit and revenue in the latest quarter, topping Wall Street’s expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The topping is made of burned sugar that tastes sweet and also a little bitter.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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