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Equity markets were in turn mostly down, with Seoul again weighed by concerns over the AI boom while Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila were also lower.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The morning after, when you turn up for work, you will be twice as focused.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
When rival factions turn on each other, those seen as spreading propaganda for one group can quickly become targets for its sworn enemies.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In releasing the track, Boy George presumably wanted to turn heads, to make a statement.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s not too late to turn this around, Lexie.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Buttler turns 36 on 8 September, and will be 38 by the time the next edition of the T20 World Cup arrives in late 2028.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kennedy pats him quickly on the back, then turns to the camera.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Suddenly, a motorcycle carrying two helmeted riders pulls up behind the three and Gastelum — wearing a wide-brimmed, western-style hat — turns to the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The European Parliament just switched its default search provider to a French service, called Qwant, to reduce reliance on American technology — but the search engine turns to Microsoft Bing for much of its results.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
She turns the light back on, and we blow out the candles.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"Because what he allegedly did turned over the lives of so many people."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
But the feature could be turned off, and a survey by consultants Censuswide found 85 percent of 16 to 18-year-olds said they would disable it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
This biological hoard once dismissed as “junk DNA” or the “dark genome” has turned out to be full of hormones and microproteins that play important roles in directing the body’s systems and processes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The heavy spending has taken a toll on Alphabet, as the company’s free-cash-flow levels turned negative in the second quarter — a first in Alphabet’s public history.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
I talked to Grandma Sadie last week, though, and she told me that when she turned fifteen, the range of her Flash increased.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
If patients turning to the Internet for medical advice wasn’t enough, doctors now have a new, more powerful version of “Dr. Google” to contend with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The action tears through the estate’s lavish rooms, turning paintings, candelabras and fabric into improvised weapons before ending with a splash in the pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In desperation, she tried to stop the family from watching the news by turning off the electricity, but word soon reached her brother and he was furious, she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
As we celebrate “Revolver”’s 60th anniversary, I have come to see the album as The Beatles’ thrilling turning point — in many ways, a continuation of their virtuosic performances on “Rubber Soul.”
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
As we rounded the corner, I glanced back to see a Nazi jeep turning into the street from the other side.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
