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These percentages represent relative differences between groups rather than the absolute probability that an individual woman will develop breast cancer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Although a move south represents some upheaval in Anderson's personal life, he will be in familiar surroundings in London, not least because of his great friends from the Tailenders podcast.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Additional research will be needed to determine the contribution of this mechanism compared with water delivered by comets, meteorites, and other sources.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
The chief executive of Scotland's new school exam body has announced he will stand down next year.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Father Julien never imagined he’d be imprisoned for three years, but he still believes the Japanese will lose.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Before his murder trial, Field admitted burglary and fraud offences connected with relationships he had formed with Farquhar and his neighbour, fellow pensioner Ann Moore-Martin, to persuade them to change their wills.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nationally, only about 30% of American adults have wills and only 11% have trusts, according to Trust & Will, an online estate-planning service.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
That war of wills ended with the Emirates ceding control of Bab el-Mandeb — along with the nearby island of Perim, where the Emirates had built a drone airbase — to Saudi Arabia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
People who leave charities donations, legacies and bequests in their wills make noticeable differences to organisations, no matter what the amount is, sector leaders say.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Augur’s face hardens, and she and the Commandant lock eyes, a silent and fierce battle of wills.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
A process that naturally occurs during the formation of Earth-sized planets would mean that obtaining water might not require the right icy objects to arrive from distant regions of a planetary system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Strong winds will bring a significant wind chill, especially on northern and eastern coasts, so it will feel colder than the reading on the thermometer would suggest.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Metro Bank said it would continue to execute its standalone strategy if the sale process doesn’t lead to a deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Hydrogen in the surrounding gas would react with iron oxide inside the silicate rocks, transforming the iron oxide into metallic iron while releasing water vapor.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
She has a closet of clothes any fashionista would sell their soul to get a peek at.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“Asha flew redeye after redeye, week after week, and willed that into reality,” said Porch co-founder and chief executive Matt Ehrlichman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
He's very strong willed and that's his decision.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
On a night when his teammates struggled offensively, Brunson willed the Knicks to the series clinching victory, another gritty come-from-behind victory for a team that has made them a trademark.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
“Dallas is a good team. I think in the last four minutes they kind of willed it to happen for them, and we didn’t, and that’s unfortunate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
I took a deep breath, willed my pounding heart to slow down, and began to play.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
“Companies are willing to pay more for the right skill set, particularly when there’s an immediate need. They want people who can hit the ground running.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Now, of course, we can have one, if we are willing to accept a limited and wildly imperfect version.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Goldsmith added that she had "assisted the journalists who finally exposed him", and had been willing to testify to his "abusiveness" if they were sued.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Several fuel tankers bound for the U.S. shifted course following difficulties finding buyers willing to accept the cargoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Duane marveled at how the hare recalled all the details of Handsome’s river crossing and was willing to ignore her own fears in the assistance of Handsome and Major Puff.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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