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Dietitians who watched Oreo-gate unfold offered a more nuanced view than simply casting parents who restrict treats as overbearing—or those who don’t as negligent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
By determining where magma begins its ascent, how quickly it moves and which gases are driving that movement, researchers may be able to build more realistic models of how dangerous eruptions unfold.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
He didn’t grasp its weight until a middle school teacher described watching the attacks unfold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Super-long-zone investors are likely to remain cautious as details of the next fiscal year’s budget are expected to unfold, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
After a few deep calming breaths to quell her shaking hands, she managed to slit open the envelope and unfold the letter within.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Asia’s Apple suppliers are likely to see support shift toward assemblers and component manufacturers, from traditional camera lens makers, as the iPhone 18 upgrade cycle unfolds, Morgan Stanley said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Audiences expecting an easy villain and a clear case of right and wrong will be surprised as the narrative unfolds with an examination of community, complicity and corruption within institutions of power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The biggest story of our time unfolds without help from the traditional news media, carried forward by self-directed Substacking and podcasting experts, names probably not even known to most news editors, let alone consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
This all unfolds next to four or so men casting their fishing rods into the increasingly choppy waters.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Bando unfolds his collapsible fishing rod, and I gather cattail tubers and catch a mess of frogs for dinner.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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Our favorite games unfolded beneath the dining table; at times, we transformed it into a bus, traveling to unfamiliar places, as we took turns playing different roles: the driver, the passenger, and the ticket officer.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
But Sanchez on Wednesday said on X that with the information available "no one could have foreseen the migration crisis that unfolded".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The decadelong dispute between AI-tech mogul Chey Tae-won and his ex-wife Roh Soh-yeong has unfolded like a K-drama—with money, romance, corruption and betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Co-host of the BBC's Global Story podcast Asma Khalid explains how Lindsay Clancy's case might have unfolded differently elsewhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The moon lit up the cloudless night despite its only being half-full, and the whole land unfolded before them.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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The judges on the panel seemed unsure of Louisiana’s standing argument and unconvinced that the court should immediately give Louisiana what it wants while the FDA’s own review is unfolding.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Det Ch Supt Zara Brown said officers "responded quickly" to the unfolding incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But away from the din at the crammed Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a quieter labor-management battle is unfolding over who controls the sport’s money and how much should go to players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Not one rescue, but multiple potential rescues, unfolding at the same time, in different places, each with its own dangers, uncertainties, and lives that may still be saved."
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
All she had to do now was discover the stories, not just the subjects, but a way of unfolding them, that would do justice to her new knowledge.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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