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While rain is therefore finally going to fall across the south, it may become more showery.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
"At the same time, we see the exact opposite direction demographically" as religious Jews become a greater proportion of the population, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Finding new markets has also become more imperative as competition among local and foreign companies intensifies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ch Insp Stephen McManus, of Police Scotland, admits that racial tensions have become a bigger part of the job.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
From the courthouse, Sancho and the official party went to the palace that was to become his residence.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
And every week, as the cafe's struggle becomes known, the queue for coffee gets longer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
New Australian research is shedding light on why walking often becomes slower and more tiring with age.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
But it becomes much more challenging as the state gets closer to its 2045 target, when the entire grid must be clean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“If you boil it down like that,” Infante said, “the intuitive idea that, ‘Oh, zoomers just don’t want to drink,’ becomes very hard to defend.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Our cabins are suddenly crowded with sixty new colonists, and the fort becomes noisy with several new dogs, a dozen hogs, and enough chickens to coat the ground of the whole fort with their droppings.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Arday - who became the university's youngest black professor when appointed in 2023 - had faced weeks of media coverage over plagiarism allegations and questions about his achievements.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hayden Panettiere, the former child actor who became a household name as an indestructible cheerleader on “Heroes” before starring as a troubled country singer on “Nashville,” has died.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Head Chef Amy Alarcon, who developed the Popeyes chicken sandwich that became a viral sensation in 2019, the revamped Whopper is now helping propel a comeback for the chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“It became much bigger than I anticipated, really,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It sounded like a distant humming at first, then it became a droning, like a swarm of bees, a swarm that was coming closer, ever closer.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
It also addresses a problem that is becoming harder to ignore.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
As people around the world live longer and the proportion of older adults grows, age-related conditions such as dementia are becoming increasingly common.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Many of India’s youth face similar epic odds in trying to find good jobs, a challenge that is becoming a growing political and economic problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
That was when I noticed that Lizzie was becoming quite tearful and upset.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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