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Three weeks ago, more than 72,000 migrants poured into this tiny Spanish territory, overwhelming authorities and causing many residents to close up their shops and stay inside their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
His full name is Andrea Kimi Antonelli and he told the BBC last year that his close friends and family call him "Andrea".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"This could indicate a close relationship between these human individuals and the animal, an idea that I think is quite easy to empathize with."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sunday remembers how she and Jenkins started, then ended up close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Clare barked at the snakes, who were getting much too close for comfort.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
North Korea’s military capabilities have improved in recent years from closer defense ties with Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz, who’s had three blown saves in six appearances since returning to action last month, has been placed on the injured list with neck inflammation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
And when outside, they tend to be closer to the ground and nearer sources of exhaust fumes, for example.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
These tiny machines are around 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair, bringing researchers closer to the long-pursued goal of interacting directly with the microscopic world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
The closer we get to the grand opening, the more intense the battle seems to get between the two groups.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Hichilema's win was widely expected, with his closest challenger Brian Mundubile getting 38% of the votes cast.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Their closest living populations are now nearly 2,500 km away in southern Mexico, indicating that the species once occupied a dramatically different geographic range.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Residents in Nagekeo, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated earlier Saturday -- a possible sign of an approaching tsunami, AFP journalists witnessed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
She introduced Mira Murati, one of her closest friends, to OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The president called to check in with them, then met in the Oval Office with only his closest advisers.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
If the deal closes shares of Pilgrim’s common stock would be deregistered and no longer quoted on the Nasdaq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
You have two years before your best-case-scenario conversion window closes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
When the deal closes, Cox customers will immediately be switched to Spectrum service and should see SportsNet LA — the Dodgers’ television channel — added to their lineups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
If the merger eventually closes, the new combined company would control a vast array of assets, including CNN, Warner Bros.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The metal locker door closes with a clang.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Hilton, who shares son Phoenix and daughter London with her husband, closed on the property on June 20, 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
She said professionals seeking support for this cohort of children were "finding closed doors and dead ends".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
But it treated the milestone as closed history rather than as a legacy still shaping the country’s fortunes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Granada city hall closed all municipal buildings except for those providing emergency and essential services as a precaution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
After a long minute, I closed the book and rose to return it to the shelf like any other ordinary patron.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Fresh off closing its $6.8 billion deal for home builder Taylor Morrison, Berkshire Hathaway bought a new, albeit small, stake in D.R.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
They also claimed the closing address made by the prosecutors during last year's trial was "problematic" identifying 35 complaints.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The closing spread between realized and implied volatility is one telltale sign that investors might be too complacent, Kramer said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Bonds were under pressure, with the 30-year Treasury yield closing at a fresh 19-year high of 5.31%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The feeling that the enemy was closing in was just one of many Cold War problems Khrushchev faced that spring.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
