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In-store availability is particularly important for the brand new Duo, said Ron Johnson, a one-time Apple executive who oversaw its retail arm from 2000 to 2011, when the company launched its first physical stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Two balls later, Brook skewed the final ball of the innings into the hands of third man and left arm in arm with Jacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Is it working? Yes, it’s working,” said Iman Nasseri, senior vice president of Middle East and Asia at energy-analytics company FGE NexantECA in Dubai, who once worked in the research arm of Iran’s oil ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The banking group is reaching the end of a three year cost-cutting programme focused primarily on its UK retail banking arm, although the investment banking division is also affected.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Mr. Owen turned a page, and there was a portrait of Tansy, and in one arm Little Britches with her face turned to Tansy’s bosom.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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He was cradled in her arms - his eyes wide and his cheeks sunken.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Seoul's spy agency said that Zelensky may have disclosed the transfer of the North Korean soldiers to boost public support in South Korea for Seoul providing arms to Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
So Nantz delivered a solid blow to the ball, which didn’t budge in Watt’s arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Spiral galaxies, including our Milky Way, have winding arms extending from their centers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Wrapping my arms about Midnight’s neck, I murmur, “You did good. You did good.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Streeting said the prime minister had made it clear that his government was "determined to give our armed forces the investment needed to keep us safe".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The government has mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide from the police and gendarmerie, a branch of the armed forces with policing duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Police use black armored personnel carriers to patrol downtown Kashgar, while heavily armed officers are stationed outside the gates of the ancient part of the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"He'll now, armed with those ideas, be able to go to Saint Petersburg and share them with the Russian side -- and let's see if we can make some progress," Rubio said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Under armed escort, the saboteurs were transported to the Department of Justice.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Along the way, she reveals the various psychological and technological tactics these scammers use, hopefully arming potential victims with information to help them see through any ruses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Sathit, a shop-owner with more than 40 guns in his collection, cited the weakness of law enforcement in Thailand as his reason for arming himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The center increased its security and began arming its security after the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
According to prosecutors, Allen spent his last minutes checking websites that covered Trump's whereabouts, arming himself, and posing for a selfie taken with a cellphone in the mirror of his room.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
"Wouldn't be worth the bother of arming myself. This is a tourna-ment of gnats."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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