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A rare breed of business leaders never finished college—and used the C-suite as their classroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has held rare talks with Hamas to discuss the implementation of the US-backed Gaza peace plan.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He told the conference: "We discovered what we think is a black hole merging with a massive companion star, shredding it into a disk that feeds the black hole. It's a rare and awe-inspiring phenomenon."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
And in April, Rickettsia, a rare but deadly tick-borne bacterium, was found in a person living in Sonoma County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s rare to find one that’s worth millions.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
That overwhelming amount of ordinary DNA can obscure the much rarer fragments associated with early cancer, making them harder and more expensive to find.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
U.S. presidents rarely travel without journalists, and it’s even rarer for administrations to conceal the president’s true location.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
While smaller space rocks frequently burn up in Earth's atmosphere, large orbiting rocks like asteroids are rarer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Because it is much rarer than other types of Ebola, there is no vaccine or proven treatment, although various teams are trying to develop them.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Little girl, your honesty and pluck have made me a friend, and that’s rarer than a lover; it’s more unselfish anyhow.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Kemp's ridleys are the rarest sea turtle in the world, and lay their eggs on only two beaches in Mexico and in Texas, USA.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Fashionistas known as sneakerheads scramble to buy and trade the latest styles, paying a premium for the rarest pairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Zoos, according to the reporting here, were more than happy to populate their exhibits with the rarest reptiles, whether they were smuggled in or not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The historic observations, led by a University of Hawai'i at Mānoa research team, provide an unprecedented look at one of the world's rarest and most mysterious sharks without removing it from its habitat.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The rarest such items were artifacts, superpowerful magic items that gave their owners incredible abilities.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
A group of Chinese billionaires, including Pony Ma, the Tencent founder, issued rared public statements supporting President Xi Jinping’s contentious handling of the economy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The citizens rared up and threw an anti-chain tax for a loss.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Every pitch, I rared back, and after a while I didn't even look at the target."
From Time Magazine Archive
Aware that Newton Minow got a lot of acreage simply by calling TV a "vast wasteland," Goldwater rared back his onager at a Greek-American dinner in Chicago and let the rocks fly at U.S. television.
From Time Magazine Archive
People screamed and ran, horses and mules screeched and rared.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Take, for example, a runner whose preparation for a race has gone perfectly and who is confident and raring to go.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Bass was also who she had to be — measured, forceful and raring to defend her record, without coming off as defensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
While American oil producers have expressed hesitancy about rushing back to Venezuela, the companies that provide them with equipment and expertise, such as Halliburton, are raring to go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Rees-Zammit said: "Everyone's locked in on what's next. Japan will be a tough game, but everyone is raring to go and is buying in 100%. We're all ready."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Her heart was pounding, raring the hands vod mouths were gorie^ heat washed over bar skm, and Dany blinked at a sodden glare.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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