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"So it was a bit of a shock to find out that we've been found guilty. But really overall just quite sad really. Sad for the fans and for the players."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Private owners of critical infrastructure can likewise request electronic warfare equipment as interceptors run out, though it is operated by the military, which integrates these systems into the country’s overall air-defense system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The government estimates overall reconstruction could cost $4.8 billion, with thousands of people displaced and key infrastructure damaged.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The results are estimated to have a margin of error of about 2 percentage points in either direction in the overall sample, and larger numbers for subgroups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Being able to spot that overall architecture as we listen — knowing, so to speak, which room we are in right now — gives us important clues that help us understand and appreciate the music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
In Kanazawa, workers dressed in full-body overalls haul large blocks of ice across the factory floor, before starting on the delicate work of carving perfect spheres, cubes and rectangular blocks with cut corners.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Girls and women dress in ankle-length skirts or overalls, wearing their hair loosely covered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Another man was dressed in overalls in star-spangled colors while one couple wore large and seemingly uncomfortable bald eagle heads, topped by red, white and blue cloth stovepipe hats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The following day Lyons was photographed, with his hands bound by cable ties, being led from police headquarters wearing bright orange overalls and a black face mask.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
He was dressed in worn overalls, his boots were scuffed, and the shoelaces broken and knotted.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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