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Gomez, 78, was involved in the farmworker movement years ago.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
A FactSet analyst poll had expected operating loss of 5.79 billion euros on revenue of 78 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
After a turnout of nearly 78 percent, the highest since 1999, Eisenkot said it would be a mistake to hold a second election and vowed to work "swiftly" to form a government.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Sandbags are doing great,” Tim Hogan, 78, said to a friend passing him on the sidewalk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The driver revved the engine, backed up and raced away, escaping down Highway 78.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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For decades, he had chafed against the 78’s constraints, occasionally recording two- or four-sided works and in concert letting pieces unfold over dozens of minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Dancing the foxtrot to Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally” and a freestyle dance to District 78’s “Que Calor,” Gomez and her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, got perfect scores to secure the top prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Whitey Morgan & the 78’s The honky-tonk band performs.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2015
We also have thousands of LP’s, mostly 78’s, and four or five old-fashioned phonographs to play them on, the old kind with the horn and the crank.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2011
In last week's third round Parks got a 73 while Thomson was taking 77, Sarazen and Krueger 78's.
From Time Magazine Archive
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On the 78s she left behind, she’s an intriguingly forceful presence—but remote, as if heard from the next room through a paper cup and string.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
What he found in the 78s that Juarez left behind was more than a record collection; they were miniature time capsules from a teenage world bound by friendship, community, and music.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The results in the final two rounds — back-to-back 78s that left him 13 over par for the event — were the result of cooler temperatures and his physical limitations.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
He picked out four stacks of 78s and paid $100.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
This Woods, the one hobbling on a rebuilt right leg that he could’ve lost in that horrific car crash 14 months ago, closed with back-to-back 78s that were the worst scores of his Masters career.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
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