will
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The four-time MVP will try to overcome his recent struggles when he faces Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Devices that offer these features will give you a head start on securing your feed:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ohtani didn’t will a hot streak into existence then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
I'm not saying AI will replace actors - of course not.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
It’s said that American and Philippine forces have landed all along the West Coast of Luzon, not far from Manila, and they will soon fight their way to Santo Tomas to liberate the camp.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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
Liddiard said, despite this, legacy giving remained important, and people needed to amounts left in wills did not have to be headline-grabbing.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Our AI afterlife preferences will also start appearing in more wills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Fin-Kedinn met the old woman’s eyes, and for a moment there seemed to be a battle of wills between them.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Its San Diego office said Sunday morning would carry the highest flooding risks along Orange County and San Diego coast as swells, onshore winds and high tides combine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Length, having a guy that can go two or three, is something where you essentially protect downside on the pitching,” Roberts said when asked what the Dodgers would prioritize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
If you were out dancing, would it matter to you if a DJ was, well, not really DJing?
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“A new fire house would be nice, just a thought😊,” Prebula wrote to Justin Esch, Sramek’s head of business development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
I would normally be in a rehearsal room playing, but Rue is missing Black Alliance so she can take me out to eat for my birthday.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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“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
Z, international man of mystery, exists because Oliver willed him into being during a March shoutout on “Last Week Tonight.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 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
"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
I held my breath and willed Liz to be silent.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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Yamamoto also made it clear that, like last year, he would be willing to pitch out of the bullpen or on short rest if needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
“If you compete against me,” Mr. Brady says, “you better be willing to give up your life, because I’m giving up mine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Putin later said Russia was willing to supply both the US and global markets with oil and petroleum products.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Would Tesla be willing to provide him with an official car?" she posted on the Musk-owned platform X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Over the walkie-talkie, he heard a static-y version of Chip’s voice: “Oh, hello. Are you the person who reserved this conference room for three o’clock? The one who’s willing to talk?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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