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It is now flanked by a similar-sized area they call "the fridge", which they temporarily closed as a way to build up fish stocks.
From Barron's β Oct. 17, 2026
Today, a typical driverless truck run is best suited for what shippers call the middle-mile, or the stretch from depot to depot.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 17, 2026
“When you go back and visit family, you started to see how Silicon Valley — we just call it the Bay Area — was changing,” Robert said.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 16, 2026
The phone call had come from Amacher—the man now complaining the situation has been blown out of proportion—who said he had called the center, pretending to be a member of Talarico’s family.
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
She starts to call out names of various members of the group to be interviewed.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The paper says the exercise, which it calls "the first of its kind", will also include military personnel from France and Germany.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
It calls the search “neither justified nor lawful” and asks that copies of any video or audio recordings made in the home be shared.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
When connected to Wi-Fi, you can make unlimited voice or video calls, send texts, plus share photos, videos and large files to anyone with an active WhatsApp account.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
Looking back, both chuckle at what Hibbs now calls his “fairly naive hope.”
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
Worry rises on her face as she realizes for the first time that her calls were not only alarming to me, but utterly baffling as well.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Much of the buzz around AI use for big productions started with a conference in Culver City called “AI on the Lot,” which started in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 17, 2026
More than 100 current and former cast and crew members of The Archers, including Dame Judi Dench, have called on the BBC to keep the programme in Birmingham.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
This plane theory had first come from an X account called “TickleTexts,” who did not seem to consider that the Austin City Limits festival draws visitors from all over the country.
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
The prototype, called a Zirka, reached a top speed of 280 miles an hour as its propellers whirred frantically.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
“I’ve been calling out your name for three minutes! I thought you were ignoring me. I’m sorry I called your aunt, but I wasn’t really sure what to do.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The analyst ascribed a $973 million valuation to EchoStar’s broadband and satellite businesses, while calling its wireless division “not worthless.”
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
Part of the way the law fails women is through the narrative that what I’m calling “overentitlement” is actually in line with what everyone wants and is consenting to.
From Slate β Oct. 16, 2026
While on patrol, the BBC met a woman we are calling Alice to protect her identity.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
The European Central Bank has authorized the takeover of Germany's Commerzbank AG by UniCredit, the Italian bank said Thursday, calling it an "important milestone" that underscored confidence in its bid.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
“Wow,” Gingersnipes whispered, calling him back to the present.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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