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Despite the global discontent, economists say Chinese authorities are unlikely to allow fast currency appreciation due to the potential for negative side effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
That is far too fast for a human operator to respond.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
If you want to be able to buy or sell gold fast in a crisis, London is the place to be, which makes the Bank of England a popular storage spot.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
And the five-bedroom, three-story Oklahoma lodge he owns is listed online as a short-term rental for up to $1,200 a night, with fall bookings filling up fast.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The bear couldn’t have moved that fast, she thought numbly.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Even if Beijing allows faster appreciation of the tightly-controlled currency, that alone won’t be enough to curb China’s ballooning trade surplus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The more frequent Russian strikes are exacerbated by a second development, the use of newer and faster attack drones powered by jet engines.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
"We really hope there will be some assistance or grants for us, so we can be faster, more alert and more responsive," said Sampe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
I got Finch burnout faster than burnout from my actual day-to-day life.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
He almost fell right over because he was trying to run faster than his short little legs were able.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
That was by far the fastest growth of any age group.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Kane, not known for his dribbling - and by his own admission "not the fastest", has thrived on his own terms.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It determines the fastest and safest route from one point to another while accounting for factors including currents, wind, other boats and people swimming in the water, according to the CFO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Samsung remains the market leader, followed by SK Hynix and Micron, which posted the fastest growth among the top five suppliers, TrendForce says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The sword flashed in a bright arc, the fastest thing I ever saw move.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Bishnoi meditates every morning and fasts many days of the month, the cousin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Other recent studies on prolonged fasting have also found that the body enters a deep ketogenic state during multi day fasts, dramatically changing how cells use fuel.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Community iftar or open iftar events are gaining popularity as well around the country where people of diverse communities and all faiths join Muslims in breaking their fasts and share a meal.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Bonta, who intermittently fasts and tries not to eat before noon, was sticking to black coffee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
The morning air was hazy with the smoke of cookfires, as three thousand men sat down to break their fasts beneath the banners of their lords.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
He said that he did go to the mosque every Friday, and that he prayed and fasted and raised his children to be good Muslims.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
In came the resistance bands, dead lifts, dumbbells and agility drills, plus a private chef who got a sweet break from 8 p.m. until noon the next day, as Doncic intermittently fasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
He was joined by thousands who fasted with him and held demonstrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
The researchers either fasted young and old fish for a few days or fed them twice a day.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
“I don’t give them all the details, but, yeah, they know. David comes over for dinner. He sometimes comes to the mosque with us. Last Ramadan, he even fasted a few days.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
In late 2022, Elon Musk posted that he lost 30 pounds by fasting and taking semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
People who lowered their protein intake lost weight and body fat and showed improvements in fasting blood sugar, despite often consuming more total calories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Fasting, or controlled deprivation of food, is linked to a longer and healthier lifespan," says Dr Longo, who has spent three decades studying the effects of fasting.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
India's activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Even when Ramadan arrived during the season and I had to play volleyball and fence while fasting from sunrise to sunset, abstaining from food and water, I still didn’t want to quit.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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