V
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During the livestream, V said his hearing became worse when he was serving in the military.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
If the wind has been steady, that outline often forms a "V" shape.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Visa V -0.04%decrease; down pointing triangle is acquiring BioCatch, a fraud-reduction platform, for $2.4 billion in cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Local Spanish television station El Faro broadcast footage showing young people, including a 14-year-old girl, making the "V" sign for victory sign after crossing into the European nation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Barry pulled himself up onto it and sat in the V where the branch met the trunk.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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Contemporaries regarded this merciless battle as “a second Agincourt,” akin to Henry V’s victory, against the odds, in 1415.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The second half of the book gives the reader concrete steps to reclaim their joy using what you call the Five V’s: validation, venting, values, vitals and vision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
Queen Mary - King Charles III's great-grandmother - was known to be a fan of all things small and decorative and the original idea came from her childhood friend, George V's cousin Princess Marie Louise.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V’s 2013 release.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
I remember sitting on Mrs. V’s porch that very first time.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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Moffat was working on the contaminated blood scandal series before Mr Bates Vs the Post Office was broadcast, but it has now been "fast-tracked" following that show's "monumental success", Deadline reported.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
“Chocolate AP and chocolate the Vs, got the Willy Wonka factory / Burn a athlete like it’s calories, find another flame hot as me,” he raps on the track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
The project’s nature-themed name is making it easier for the topic to gain traction on social media than other oil projects with more technical-sounding names, said Cassidy DiPaolo, spokesperson for People Vs.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Nike would not say, but industry analyst Matt Powell believes it destroyed its supply of Air Zoom Vick Vs.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
Since the dice are independent, your chances that a 4 will come up on all three dice are Ye x Vs x Vs — V21&; so, approximately l/216th of the time you’ll win $3.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Patrick’s breathing had become even more labored and Dr. Nadas said, “Welton, we go see the president” — his Hungarian accent turning the w’s into v’s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2013
His th's slurred together, and his w’s started sounding like v’s.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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Virginian hears 2 v's signaled faintly in spark similar to Titanic's, probably adjusting spark. 12.27 a. m. 2.17. a. m.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by British Government
He was inclined to be facetious, and wanted to know if I had come across any more k. v's.
From The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Then she broke into glib speech, and all her "w's" became "v's."
From The Debit Account by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
Blake Wong, Norco, 6-2, 170, Sr.: Brigham Young commit caught 14 passes for 219 yards, three TDs vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In writing the same-sex marriage case, Kennedy cited Warren’s opinion in the 1967 case of Loving vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Don’t miss: Robinhood’s new $695 Platinum card vs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The products being compared incorrectly, according to Novo, were Mounjaro vs.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Instead of playing parpartuni, he and his friends were playing Army vs.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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