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The sixth instalment in the flagship series has been awaited by players around the world for more than 13 years, since the release of "GTA V".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Watt: Do you remember seeing a Flying V guitar with polka dots?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
After Pope Sixtus V banned women from the stage in the late 16th century, boys on the verge of puberty were routinely castrated to keep their soprano voices intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The research is supported by a highly competitive Translational Research Grant from the V Foundation awarded to Datta and his team.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
At first, they flew in a disorganized jumble, but each goose slowly drifted into place until the flock was flying in perfect V formation, with Brightbill at the point.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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Six hundred years ago, on a muddy field near Agincourt in northern France, King Henry V’s outnumbered, half-starved English army faced the flower of French chivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The scale replica of an Edwardian residence was built for King George V's consort as a gift from the nation after World War One.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Jimin’s sophisticated synthpop, Jungkook’s neo-disco acrobatics, V’s misty R&B and Suga’s ferocious rapping all proved their mettle outside the context of the band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V’s 2013 release.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
The geese flew south in long, wavering V’s.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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As well as being great friends in real life, they have also worked together repeatedly, including in their travel show, Rob & Romesh Vs.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
What do you say to that person who doesn’t know how to broach the five Vs?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
The ceremony’s hosts, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, are also up for two awards for their show Rob and Romesh Vs.
From BBC ● May 12, 2024
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
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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"Oh, I don't take much count about m's or v's," said Kink.
From The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The two smaller nicks, or v’s, indicate the shape of a standard thread, and may be used as a guide for grinding the point of a thread-cutting tool.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
She looked a long time at the characters, the long-tailed M's, the close, sharp v's, the t's crossed with a savage, downward stab.
From Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair
Appeared in the October 12, 2026, print edition as 'Democrats vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
But in the 1800s, no one could make a YouTube video accusing another creator of copying their slipper pattern, or debate English vs.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
It was also the situation from the Texas vs Tennessee game, too, with the unnecessary antics that draw penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
JPMorgan’s market-intelligence team focused on short-term, or what’s called tactical, strategy, looking at daily sentiment, order flows and positioning, vs the more fundamental research the bank also provides.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
In the fifth episode of the 2008 season, the American television quiz show 1 vs.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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