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Her early work includes roles in the 1990s on the soaps “One Life to Live” and “Guiding Light.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
This program is still in the very early stages, with more guidance coming in the next few months.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
A police spokesperson said the incident they were investigating occurred at a hotel on Wellington Parade in the early hours of Sunday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Lawmakers are now considering rival proposals for drone investment worth billions of dollars that could be passed as early as this week.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
In his early years, Clare had studied the Tome every night, drawing comfort from the guidance of Ushers past.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
"The later crops, the second earlies, are more a concern, because they're at tuber initiation stage," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
Circumcising babies when they are at their earlies stage of development-imprinting every experience- is bad medicine.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 12, 2012
After Panetta met with the Washington Post’s David Ignatius earlies this month, the columnist wrote that “Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June.”
From Time ● Feb. 23, 2012
If you, like me, have long been befuddled by potato planting classifications – earlies, second earlies, maincrop, lates – this podcast is revelatory.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2010
He caught himself thinking, as he saw them, of Stock Exchanges, two-penny-tubes, Belgravia dinner parties, private views, "small and earlies," musical comedy, and all the rest of the dismal and meager program.
From The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood
Likable and charming are among the immediate impressions Chandler makes during a morning interview in West Hollywood earlier this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mundubile had earlier claimed victory and alleged there were voting irregularities.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Musk touted his plan to build the 100-million-square-foot facility on X earlier this month, calling it “the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Alphabet also didn’t detail why those obligations increased so much from the $332 billion it reported three months earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Yes, there’s a lot of activity down here. As you attempted to say earlier, it doesn’t hurt to be cautious.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
U.S. carriers aren’t scheduled to resume services to Israel until the fall at the earliest, meaning that Americans have to find other ways to get there, often transiting through Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The result provides a possible explanation for how some of the earliest metabolic reactions could have obtained the energy needed to proceed before modern biological energy systems evolved.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
National Highways said repairs to the A31 were not expected to be begin until Friday 14 August at the earliest.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Still, it’s worth comparing your estimated benefits at your earliest claiming age, full retirement age, and age 70.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Please report to the theater at your earliest convenience, but no later than the eighth of April,’ at such and such an address, Saint Petersburg.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
