will
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Rookie quarterback Ty Simpson, the 13th pick in the NFL draft, and Stetson Bennett will have plenty of opportunities to demonstrate whether they are capable of stepping in for Stafford during the season if necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
That gives an indication of the challenge that Price will face on Sunday in his second Matchplay final.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In this season of expectation, only one potential outcome will suffice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"Vozinha will be a Colo Colo player," said Mosa.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
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In this epic contest of wills, the outcome is far from clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Income that he might have inherited when he became King is also unknown, as royal wills are kept secret and there is no inheritance tax between a monarch and their successor.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
“God wills it” was a battle cry of Christian crusaders during the Middle Ages.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
For example, you could make lifetime cash gifts to your other child, fund a trust for his benefit and/or adjust your wills so that the eventual distribution of your assets reflects the family-business sale.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
Amy’s face was full of trouble, but she only said, “Don’t people put sort of postscripts to their wills, sometimes?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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McVay said Donald was continuing to go through his process to determine whether he would return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The 50m race - a dash down one length of the pool - would be less taxing on the body, and Ramsay-Peaty is due back in the pool for that event on Sunday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Russia said Saturday it would extend a fuel export ban until the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Don’t miss: ‘The money would have been life-changing’: My father told my grandmother to slash my inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
There’s no telling what would fly out of Aunt J’s mouth if she were here.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
Knowledge of current events, geography, and simple concepts like the law of supply and demand have been crowded out by willed ignorance and motivated reasoning.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
For St. Augustine, desire was the bondage of the divided self, which willed the good but somehow willed more strongly not to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"It is pure intention: if there is chaos, it is authored chaos: if it is ugly, it is designed ugliness; if it is absurd, it is willed absurdity."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
But he knew it had certainly happened and he questioned it only because he willed himself to.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"I just wanted them to survive and every bit of me was willing her to breathe," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Passengers have so far been willing to pay more, but that is only offsetting about half of the increase in carriers’ fuel bills, executives have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Both Wisdom Tree and Amplify were willing to talk to me about their experiences so far running these funds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her staff has been facilitating a conversation with people at Universal Studios and has found them to be “very willing partners,” said Helen Chavez Garcia, Barger’s communications director.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Olka said she was willing to take that risk.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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