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Bass and Raman emerged as the top two vote-getters in the city’s June 2 mayoral primary, setting up the Nov. 3 general election runoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
But I wanted the miso butter to seep into the bread, not merely sit on top of it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
But now, on top of the construction work, their insurance company was taking legal action against the contractors, and O’Neill was spending even more time to find yet another contractor to fix the new damage.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Rodriguez’s party is represented in the talks by her brother, Jorge Rodriguez, who heads the National Assembly and had served as Maduro’s top negotiator during numerous past failed negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Mutti had her arms around me and was kissing the top of my head.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
“We’re not pairing the bra tops with underwear—but with pants,” said Haley Palese, who runs merchandising for Aerie and its sister chain Offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The San Francisco-based startup, a chief rival to OpenAI, said the model tops industry benchmarks for coding and knowledge work while consuming fewer computing resources than earlier versions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
EA FC is one of the most popular video game series in the world, and reliably tops the UK charts each year.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mr. Friedman sought the answer by interviewing more than 6,000 professionals who say their teams are tops to find out what they do differently from the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
I mumble something about needing to go to the bathroom and slide out of the booth as Jen lays out clean plates and forks and tops up our water glasses.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Prices topped $100 last week after the Houthi attacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Fox and Telemundo saw strong audience levels topped only by the Super Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Staples at taverns across the state, Maid-Rites more closely resemble the sloppy joe of school lunchrooms: the ground-beef sandwiches are served on a soft bun and topped with mustard, pickles and raw onions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Thameslink service which topped the list had a "load factor" – meaning how full the train was – of 176% at London St Pancras shortly after 08:00.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Near the grove, off the highway, there was a shimmering temple topped by a golden statue of the angel Moroni.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Choose your own culinary adventure: The most advanced ordering system in the food industry is the multiple-choice menu that lets you assemble a masterpiece from every filling, topping, and garnish in existence.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
It adds to a growing list of topping signals, so I think at this point the burden of proof is with the bulls and caution is warranted,” Thomas said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“No Way Home” brought back Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in a time-bending multiverse crossover, and there was no topping it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nolan's first movie since 2023 Oscar-winner "Oppenheimer", it has wowed audiences and critics, topping the US box office for two straight weeks and already taking $640 million worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
She showed me how to pump “butter” topping into the popcorn.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
