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The program has been aimed at highly skilled or specialized workers that a company needs, but is unable to find or hire domestically, for decades.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In effect, say critics, those cases tend to crumble unless a prosecutor can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a victim was unconscious—and, therefore, “physically helpless” and unable to communicate—not just stumbling drunk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Andres Rosas, a spokesperson for the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, was unable to immediately provide information about why Garcia Ortega was at the Salinas Superior Courthouse at the time of her arrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo pulled out injured while Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton, so highly-rated, has been unable to force his way into Tuchel's plans.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
There was the tarte Philippe, a dessert so indescribably delicious that Penelope found herself literally unable to describe it.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
