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While the technology isn't widely used yet, Ukrainian experts say they expect it to spread as both sides try to combine various types of drone for maximum range and effectiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“When we’re out on the water, we try not to use force if we can avoid it. It’s about having the capability ready as a fallback—keeping it prepared just in case.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
He described the eclipse as "rather interesting" but admitted there had been a "panic" to try and find a pair of safety glasses in time.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
This is not something that we should be scared of, let alone try to hide, because it’s a part of womanhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She came to visit once or twice, always at an inconvenient time, and after her distracted daughter snapped at her during finals week junior year, she didn’t try to visit again.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
He becomes desperate to protect himself from it and tries to save face, saying “I guess I shouldn’t have had that last Cheez-It this morning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Optimization culture tries to tell us the opposite story: that even the smallest details matter, and that it can track and measure them for you.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The government has introduced changes to apprenticeship rules in England, including reforms to course requirements, as it tries to increase the number of opportunities available.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Taiwan is one of the very few places in the world where someone tries to sever its undersea cables on a daily basis,” said a senior Taiwan security official.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Beside me, Autumn tries to get up, but she keeps falling—and with each fall, the darkness at the edges of the room gets a little closer.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
He sought to create a selfless “New Man” and tried to abolish money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Anymore Chambati, who had been a security official on the vessel, told AFP he had tried to hand out life jackets as the boat began to sink.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
My perverse love for lip stuff traces back to when I was 4 and first tried on my grandmother’s Clinique lipstick in Raspberry Glace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sharon the Star tried to stay in touch, in her own way.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
There were also traffic jams of cars trying to leave Fourka and Siviri.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
The DGA and IATSE’s unusual missive comes as Paramount has been trying to drum up support for the deal and while projects reportedly are being put on hold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"We'll get plenty of learning out of that. I felt like everyone was trying really hard but we just didn't get some of the execution right. We threw plenty at it, probably too much."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Investors are still carrying downside hedges while simultaneously trying to repair underexposure to the rally,” he said in emailed commentary on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I’m trying to tell you Calvin just woke up. He’s going to be okay . . . and he’s asking for you.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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