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"She's always had a fantastic work ethic and has always set the bar high with her professionalism," Anne Keothavong, Britain's women's team captain, told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Aside from dealing with higher memory costs, Apple will have a higher bar to clear this time around, following a big year for iPhone upgrades, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
A calligrapher was there to personalize free gifts with purchases, while two baristas manned an espresso bar set up for the occasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
We had ongoing dinner plans with couples from Hollywood to Ventura, ventured out to Orange County for a house party or two, planned bar meetups, poolside hangs, wine tastings and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
He banged on the keyboard, closing one file, opening another, and typing into the search bar.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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The most telling bars are the ones in orange for “AI leads,” meaning it performs most of the R&D while a human supervises—the fifth of the six levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
And one claim is going viral this spooky season: that giving out full-sized candy bars to Halloween trick-or-treaters makes more financial sense than bagging the smaller “fun size” sweets.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
"We'd have to carry in all the ballet bars, all the equipment that we use, all the dance floors," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
I tried a sample from a company called Voyage Foods, and I realized its strength is adding chocolaty vibes to cakes and confections, not replacing solid bars of milk chocolate, much less dark chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
There was a box of chocolate ice-cream pops, a package of chocolate-dipped ice-cream cones, two cans of chocolate drink, and three jumbo chocolate bars.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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Waymos and other autonomous vehicles would not be barred from using public stations, the spokesperson said, and any that do would pay the same fees as everyone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
She had to wear an electronic monitor on her ankle and was barred from leaving her home between 4pm and 6am.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Machado's party wants elections in 2027 and for her to be allowed to run, unlike the last presidential vote, when she was barred from being a candidate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered him late Sunday to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The lane went back to a barred gate, became defunctive in grass, a mere path scarred quietly into new grass.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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The document also contains a confidentiality clause barring Betancourt’s company from disclosing the “existence and terms” of the U.S. government agreement.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Coach Sean McVay has said that, barring setbacks, he expected Donald would play against the Bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
A Dutch court rules in favor of Halozyme Therapeutics, barring Merck from selling subcutaneous Keytruda in eight European markets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
At the moment you bought the bond, you knew your return would be 5.6% over the 30 years, barring a default.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
I ran mindlessly toward the cabin door only to find Alice’s mother there barring my way.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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