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For Lizzy, who has been attending the carnival for years, an early start was necessary in order to find a prime spot for the parade.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
SpaceX might start producing parts for power turbines to ease bottlenecks to AI growth.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Scheffler began 2026 with a bang when he won his first start at the American Express back in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But in the private sector, you can get some protection by purchasing annuities that start with a lower initial payout and then raise those payouts each year by a fixed amount.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
And now that I’ve dared to disagree, I’ve erased all the work I’ve done trying to prove that I’m someone I’m not, so that I can start being the someone I am.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Like the Celtic calendar, it is divided into 4 seasons, but it starts one month later on 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Laffer Curve represents the theory that, at a certain level, revenue actually starts to fall rather than rise as tax rates increase.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Tangents, false starts, weird connections you didn’t expect to make mid-thought tend to get cleaned up when AI is involved,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Once you start pulling on this thread, the whole thing starts to unravel.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The name of the band she’s been talking about all summer starts to ring a bell.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
This is my fourth year teaching, and I began contributing to the CalSTRS pension as soon as I started working in the district.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Preliminary site work has started on the 3-million-square-foot casino complex at Bally’s Golf Links, the former Trump-operated golf course that the company took over in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Almost as soon as I had a kitchen of my own, I started making stupidly elaborate breakfasts for overnight guests and baking for community fundraisers.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The 28-year-old started his first Premier League game for United in 21 months in the 5-2 victory over Ipswich at Old Trafford, and was one of his side's main attacking threats.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Beje was so closed in by the houses around that the window plants she started each spring never grew tall enough to bloom.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"This is the Himalayas... We have to be very careful when starting any rescue operation or relief operation," he told reporters on Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new rent freeze will require landlords of rent-stabilized apartments to keep rents flat starting in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
However, Sanchez has proved prone to errors, particularly during the 2024-25 season, and temporarily lost his place to Djordje Petrovic, now at Bournemouth, and Filip Jorgensen, now at Strasbourg, before regaining the starting role.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Star receiver Puka Nacua and starting left tackle Alaric Jackson are the subjects of continuing investigations by the NFL related to separate off-the-field incidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
I was starting to feel tired—it was very late and this wasn’t my usual shift— but I gamely put up my arms again like bear claws for a third round.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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