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Sam Mehta, the new CEO, was the heir apparent before his former boss’s sudden exit, said Bancroft, who notes the succession was merely pulled forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Subhrasree had been looking forward to the journey for years.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Nothing can move forward without federal approval in a public process,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"I believe that only then will we be able to begin to heal and move forward -- not as adversaries, but as human beings and as peoples equal in dignity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The buzzer sounds and my body does what it’s supposed to, like an elastic band springing forward when its tension is released.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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His teams have often relied on forwards changing positions, dropping towards the ball and then attacking the space created when opponents are drawn out.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The sight of the centre-backs standing tall, studs on the ball, waiting for the opposition forwards to become impatient before closing them down felt unnatural but it was purposeful.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Steph Houghton: Rashford staying would be a massive bonus because we know his quality and he has a different skillset to a lot of the forwards they have already.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Heisenberg: McBurnie is one of the most interesting £5.5m forwards in the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their center, Sanders, was six feet five inches tall and both their forwards were over six three.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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This “where and when am I” information gets forwarded to the lateral septum.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
She forwarded the information to Global Merchandising Services, which develops branded products for Ozzy and other rock stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
That’s the view put forwarded by Deutsche Bank strategist Michael Hseuh, who reiterated the bank’s year-end call for gold to reach $4,600.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
She also forwarded her ruling to disciplinary officials in New York, who had earlier received an ethics complaint about acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
I forwarded to the next track and pressed play, and a new song kicked on.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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They found evidence that ChatGPT appeared to be “using forwarding looking information despite being asked not to.”
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
RXO is a large third-party logistics firm, or 3PL, brokering truck transportation, freight forwarding, and last-mile delivery for customers in an asset-light business model.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
On Thursday, a United Nations committee concluded that Mexico’s disappearance crisis constituted “crimes against humanity” and took what it called the “exceptional step” of forwarding the matter to the General Assembly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
In the final quarter of 2025, its supply chain and post and parcel Germany units both reported an increase in EBIT, while the express shipping, freight forwarding and e-commerce businesses registered declines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
“Perry did. They said she’d moved away. To Oregon, they thought. But she hadn’t left any forwarding address.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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