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That’s just code for “firing thousands, if not tens of thousands, of creative people,” Schamus said, and replacing good work with dreck “made for the cheapest price” for the “lowest common denominator.”
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Seagrasses are the only marine flowering plants," he explains as we slowly work our way through the seagrass meadow.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The consulting work allows him to participate in the company’s retirement plan.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The intricacy with which Whitehead details the planning and execution of this caper marks him as a top-tier researcher — he’s drawn on many primary sources to ground this work of fiction in historical fact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
All three processes are the work of living microorganisms; Pasteur will call them "germs."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
“Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve just got to try and do better.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
So what are the odds that I literally have countless works right now in my store of examples of people who fought against fascism?
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
He is part of a growing group of blue-collar workers who are being celebrated for their literary works, which offer a glimpse into the pressures that they face in China's massive gig economy.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Sometimes you’ll see the term “trustee-to-trustee” transfer, which works the same way.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
We follow Dr. Davis inside, where beautiful masterful works of art surround us.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
He had previously worked with the filmmaker on 2023’s “Saltburn,” for which he auditioned using a Harold Pinter monologue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It hasn’t worked, and investors are wisely moving on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The statement said that “Forbes has devoted much of her life to public service and is widely respected by the many people who have worked with her over the years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
I think he's improved on that in the semi-final against France and he worked very hard defensively too, so he's been praised by the team.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Her obituary identifies her as “a retired secretary who had worked as an usher.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
After two major earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday, aerial footage has revealed the destruction wrought in the coastal city of La Guaira.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In a universe where betrayal is a common currency, the bond that develops between Dunk and Egg is absolutely magical, although not entirely wrought from thin air.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
When it comes to the changes wrought on his beloved cinema by technology like AI, though, there are some things it seems he would rather keep constant.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Delivering a commencement address at the University of Arizona, Schmidt told students the “technological transformation” wrought by artificial intelligence will be “larger, faster and more consequential than what came before.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Mother’s so wrought up her cheeks are blotched with red, Margot complains of headaches, Dussel can’t sleep, Mrs. van D. frets and fumes all day long, and I’ve gone completely round the bend.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
As first minister, John Swinney has made clear that he is perfectly open to working with the PM on areas of shared interest.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In the heart of the Yopougon industrial zone on the outskirts of the capital Abidjan, women working on a production line fill thousands of bottles of shea butter-based cosmetics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
A new working paper examining thousands of recent Y Combinator and other U.S. venture-backed startups indicates as much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“I love working as much as I can and learning,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Two guys are on each side of the table, all four in deep concentration working the rods, while a bunch of spectators jump around, shouting encouragement.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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