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Dr. Roohi Jeelani, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, said she knows what it’s like to be willing to try anything to get pregnant, having experienced multiple rounds of failed IVF herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Verity” is trashy fun through and through, and doesn’t try to elevate itself past that pulpy baseline.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
"So these are all the steps we are taking, but we are monitoring and will try the measures that we ought to take next," Anwar said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
"So, I don't pay any attention to this. Most important is that George knows how the team is and Kimi knows, and we will always try to give them equal opportunity."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The firefighters work quickly to try to get everyone out.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Based in the Dutch city of The Hague, the ICC tries individuals suspected of the world's worst offences -- war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Starbucks shares are still up 10.7% so far this year, as the coffee chain tries to revive sales with new drinks and more welcoming coffee shops.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He adds that the central point of conflict is Charles “wishes it was a few hundred years ago,” whereas Liz tries to be with the times, progressive and welcomes change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
His first weeks have brought Apple’s first foldable iPhone and a long-awaited AI overhaul of Siri, as the company tries to find its next breakthrough beyond the smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I just hope it’s not another tree that tries to choke us to death.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Mr. Douglas relates that his father, after suffering a stroke in 1996, came to regret his emotional deficiencies and tried to become more loving and present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
OpenAI’s investors had reportedly tried to compare its annualized revenue with that of rival Anthropic, but because the frontier labs calculate this number differently, that led to inconsistencies, according to the Financial Times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
For example, in 2021, a dozen Turkish bottom trawlers fishing illegally in the Aegean Sea tried to ram a Greek research vessel when the scientists began filming their activity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
And while serving in government, Noem adviser Corey Lewandowski reportedly tried to persuade Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to hire him on the side.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
I tried to protest, but she put it in Karl’s hand and folded his fingers over it.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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He was only 7 in 1977 when he, one of his brothers and his father were jailed for the crime of trying to escape communist Vietnam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Mullin said Oscar Belgal, 28, the man shot and wounded in the Bronx by ICE agents on Thursday, had an extensive criminal history and was trying to evade arrest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Myanmar has denied deliberately trying to destroy the minority Muslim population, with a government representative telling the court in January that the allegation was "unsubstantiated".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“If you’re trying to contrast reality versus fantasy, the reality has to be in its language, in its location,” Del Toro adds, emphasizing his resolve to make the movie in his native tongue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Holding it in my hand, I finally understand what Mr. Harris was trying to tell me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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