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[book] / bƊk /






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Regionals such as Truist, Key, Huntington, M&T Bank and Zions Bancorp are all trading below 1.5 times book value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

At the time of her misfortune, I was book editor of the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Like Sinai, its chatbot draws only on the actual text of the book -- no outside information.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

When the conversation shifts to an unfamiliar book or article, for instance, Abbaraju will call up an AI summary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

But she sets the book on the coffee table and smiles.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The company thinks it could pull in new fans too, making books "more accessible and appetizing to a broader range of listeners."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

It has become common for the justices to write books, but they steer clear of writing about the work of the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mr. Troy, a senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and a senior scholar at Yeshiva University’s Straus Center, is the author of five books on the presidency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

She preps "summer baskets" which include puzzle books, reading books and snacks to curb any boredom.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Writing is a strange way to make a living, and I had sold many books by the time I was forty but was not making enough money to live on.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

The complaint questioned how Walter’s asset-management firm, Guggenheim Investments, booked revenue from dealings with insurance companies and had drawn interest from federal prosecutors by last year, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The result was hit by a 500-million-euro charge the carmaker booked for stopping US production of its electric ID.4, Volkswagen said, as well as "negative mix effects", meaning the automotive giant sold more lower-margin products.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The French aerospace company booked sharply lower orders in the first half of the year as the group didn’t log a single booking for its Rafale fighter jet, though its Falcon business aircraft remained popular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

World number one Luke Littler threw a thrilling nine-darter as he booked his place in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay with a 11-8 win over Nathan Aspinall.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Goldman traders had booked profits of somewhere between $1.5 billion and $3 billion—even by bond market standards, a breathtaking sum.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"Oslo has seen booking growth of 154 percent year-over-year, Helsinki 124 percent... Those numbers tell me that travellers are actively looking beyond the traditional summer hotspots," said the expert and founder of Coolcation Adventures.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

A family's first instinct when summer is approaching may be to look at booking a trip abroad, but rising costs and travel expenses mean a holiday isn't feasible for everyone.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The French aerospace company booked sharply lower orders in the first half of the year as the group didn’t log a single booking for its Rafale fighter jet, though its Falcon business aircraft remained popular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

What are your ways of scouting out bands you want to take a chance on when booking the festival?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

But when I step up to the reservation desk, ready to haggle over this booking mistake, it is confirmed.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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