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Moroccan lawmakers have said the influx was more likely to have been triggered by a recent Spanish supreme court ruling that made it more difficult to turn back migrants if they arrive by sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The NCA hoped it could intervene before curiosity, talent and online influence turn into serious offending.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
When it’s not scorching or flooding or burning outside, it’s a nice time to just turn off your brain and relax.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Now their creator journey is taking a new turn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Early in the occupation, Haarlemers were ordered to turn in all private sets.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Cady turns their lives into a trap of paranoia and, indeed, fear, while procuring plausible deniability to avoid consequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
So it turns out the final season of “Ted Lasso” wasn’t its final season after all.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
There’s much excited talk about a possibly important clue, “V-Max,” which turns out to mean almost nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A peak of pop excess, Raye's second full-length album is a 73-minute melodrama, sprinkled with golden age Hollywood glamour, show-stopping ballads, tongue twisting wordplay and genre smashing handbrake turns.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
When he turns back to me it’s with a look of confusion.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Early dates turned into years together as we met each other’s families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
These and other themes come together in what turned out to be Skidelsky’s final book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They didn’t eliminate it per se, but they turned it into a pro forma, symbolic chamber.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Karim, another would-be migrant turned back, said news of some successful crossings emboldened many to make their own attempt.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Although she and her daughter, Cynthia, exchange letters, the ocean between them has slowly turned them into strangers.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
And as more people are turning to social media to find rentals and homes for sale, police say it’s created a ripe environment for scammers, given many platforms’ limited regulation and oversight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Attention is now turning to how Apple will price its next lineup of smartphones, expected in September and reportedly including a foldable model.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, though, they are turning their attention to a group of smaller private companies that they think can get oil pumping more quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Before turning on to our street, I had an idea.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
