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[keys] / keɪs /






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Central to the effort is Navi Pillay, appointed by Gambia as ad hoc judge in its case.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

But there are fewer high profile Hollywood filmmakers this year than usual — which was also the case in Cannes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

That’s especially the case when prices of raw materials are elevated due to supply shocks and physical scarcity, which could squeeze corporate margins and hurt equity valuations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 13, 2026

In Thurman’s case, despite clear signs of an ectopic pregnancy, two emergency departments sent her home without resolving the complication.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

“He’s got a matchmaker from San Francisco working on my case as well.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

It was only in 2025, when cancer cases at the trust connected to Brown were being reviewed, that she learned the truth.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Under past ICJ cases, genocidal intent can be proved directly through evidence of a “genocidal plan” or inferred from a “pattern of conduct.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

In many cases, people taking GLP-1 drugs have reported that their hair begins growing again several months after their weight stabilizes.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

“Four days after Taco Bell removed certain fresh produce items from their menus in a handful of states due to rising cases of cyclospora,” Warren continued, “the CDC linked the outbreak to an ‘unknown source.’”

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

I notice cases on either side of the desk in front of me, but they aren’t full of water—they’re trophy displays.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Lining the others are shelves of old handwritten scores, stacks of cased instruments and a plethora of study scores.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

Marinello said the placement of the furniture lift outside the Louvre suggested that the thieves had cased the space ahead of time.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

Music blares from a huge speakers cased in a wheelie bin as people huddle round fire pits in a crowd made up of farmers, families, tradesmen and even an off-duty police officer.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2024

Richard Czuba, a veteran pollster who conducts surveys for Detroit’s media outlets, said opinions about Mr. Trump on both sides of the aisle had long been cased in cement.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2023

Ms. O'Brien suggests that if Mr. Harmon had actually cased the drugstore for the robbers, he would have seen Ms. Henry.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

She also brought a bullet casing, which she said was one of the items used.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Huang said the breakthrough came when firefighters were able strip the outer casing of the tank to allow for better cooling.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2026

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

The US justice department says the video also shows Allen "casing the area" at the hotel, on the day before the dinner was held in a basement ballroom there.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Gloria slit a plantain from tip to tip, peeled the casing back, and cut diagonal slices which she dipped in the salted water.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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