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Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, whose office is leading the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
But some top officials gathered in Bangkok this week cautioned against relying too heavily on AI investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Blue Owl’s chief executives teamed up to launch the company in 2016 after neither one got the top job at their prior firms, Blackstone for Ostrover and KKR for Lipschultz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
This was all on top of questions about whether she was actually an attorney, a simple question that she had a difficult time answering.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
She was short, pushing five feet if she were lucky, but looked strong with working hands and black hair tied back into a braid, a hairnet covering the top of her head.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Yet it isn’t the “panacea for calling tops or corrections that people like to think it is,” he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
With Price waiting on tops to move to within two sets of victory, Humphries nicked it by taking out a brilliant 105, with what he said "felt like the biggest shot of my career".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Bleaching events since 2018 have caused widespread coral mortality, with the United Nations' World Ocean Assessment warning that 90 percent of reefs could disappear if global warming tops 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Indeed, the Fiat Topolino—a $15,000 electric microcar that tops out at 25 miles an hour—is a real car that Americans can buy right now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But, beyond, the green looked tarnished and the tops of the distant wooded hills were turning brown.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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Therefore, City say the sponsorship amounts were legitimate and not topped up by the owners.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The growing public frustration in Malaysia but also neighbouring Singapore, which has topped global major city pollution rankings in recent days, is pressuring governments, said Chin.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In August, Reuters reported that Anthropic’s annual revenue run rate topped $65 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
UnitedHealth’s adjusted earnings of $4.69 a share in the third quarter topped the $4.14 a share FactSet consensus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
As he yanked on it the thread pulled up a tassel, which topped a funny little red hat.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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And if long-term yields really are topping, there are several ways investors can potentially profit from the reversal.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The port moved more than 1 million 20-foot-equivalent container units last month, topping its previous record set in July of last year by 23,000 units.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
As El Nino gathers strength, global average sea surface temperatures hit a record 21.05C for September, topping the previous high of 20.92C for the same month in 2023, according to Copernicus.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Third-quarter total revenue climbed 3.5% to $8.44 billion, topping Wall Street models for $8.39 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Then I found a basin of water and slicked back my hair from my face, topping it off with a bright red fez.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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