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As the rain band clears from northern parts of the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland will turn mostly sunny with blustery winds and scattered heavy showers.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Situation: In the sixth inning, with the Dodgers still trailing, 1-0, the Brewers turn to Abner Uribe, who had faced 26 batters and walked two in the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
That in turn, de Croo warned, had tightened space for developing countries to access the capital they needed to combat the shocks, with rising interest rates feeding into increasing debt payments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Apple hopes to turn a corner with the new Siri AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Sorry,” I say, as I fumble around in the depths of my bag, missing it multiple times in my desperation to turn it off while it keeps screaming its obnoxious announcement.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Mysteriously, he gets the job, though it turns out to be at the very bottom of the ladder — as a copy boy confined to the basement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Brick, the startup behind a $59 gray plastic square that turns smartphones into dumb phones with a Near Field Communication-enabled tap, has developed something of a cult following three years after its launch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
From pecs to decks, students in Nottingham are trying a new workout that turns a gym into a club night.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
When your wife turns 60 in two years, she may feel exactly like you do.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The weather warms enough to open the windows, then it gets frigid again, and then it rains buckets and everything turns to ice.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Another defector, Russian army pilot Maksim Kuzminov, had flown his Mi-8 attack helicopter into Ukraine the previous year and turned it over to Kyiv for a $500,000 reward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
As Swank, star of films “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Million Dollar Baby,” grew her family, she also turned her focus to advocating for babies’ health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
In recent years, he has turned to podcasting and now lives in Florida in the United States.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Once a zone of promise and connection, the web has not only rotted and enshittified, it’s turned into a literal warzone.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
But as soon as he realized what they were looking at, his relief turned to horror.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Indonesia's government says tens of thousands of personnel are fighting the fires, but the air in Palangkaraya remains poisonous, with the haze turning the sky apocalyptic orange in the late afternoon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Firms as a result are following in the footsteps of private equity and venture capital in turning to another, comparatively thrifty strategy to turn the heads of clients and talent: brand differentiation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
We’re also turning “Palmdale” into a movie, so that’s gonna be a lot of fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Companies have been turning to the bond market to fund the AI boom, including both investment-grade and high-yield borrowers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Elliot visibly twitched at the word future, glancing around nervously before turning to stare daggers at me again.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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