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During impromptu conversations with co-workers, someone might turn on the Granola transcription app, which can turn the interactions into one-page summaries or a list of action items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Moir added: "I'll stress that this applies even when the action is accidental, as it was in Bryson's case."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rispoli, the leading jockey at last fall’s Del Mar meeting, has had his own rough stretch, missing five months of action after breaking his right ankle and leg in a January spill at Gulfstream Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Importantly what the prohibited action here is that the player mustn't move, bend or break any growing or attached natural object."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Finally, willing myself into action, I jogged silently down the path that led around the outer edge of the Academy next to the wall.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Burnett said, psychologically, it is unlikely these people would behave as they did in their youth if they had social media where their actions could be preserved.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
These actions included things like changing the title on bank accounts and other property, redirecting household bills, canceling credit cards, consolidating retirement accounts, making Roth conversions and giving away money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The AQMD’s legal department will work to reach a settlement agreement with a financial penalty and corrective actions related to the violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Kelly Newman, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said after the sentencing: "Those who seek to help murderers evade justice should be in no doubt that they too will be held accountable for their actions."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“That's only if you're using it to cross into someone's will. If you're trying to change their actions or send them away,” Ella corrected.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 1
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