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The work points to a possible new way to control electricity in materials only a few atoms thick.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hannah, 37, said she moved from Newbridge to Abercarn, in Caerphilly county, a few miles away, 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The affected areas have few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
While I was visiting Cindy a few days later, a young cardinal alighted at the feeder and met our gaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In just a few years, it will grow by thirty combat divisions and one hundred aircraft squadrons, and its navy will be larger and stronger than the navies of the United States and Britain combined.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
One visible example was that older animals developed fewer grey hairs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Dunkley has had an exceptional season with the bat, finishing third in the run-scoring charts with one fewer innings compared to Sutherland and Litchfield above her.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The EIA showed a surprise — and major — build in U.S. commercial inventories of oil, thanks to fewer crude exports and a jump in imports, mostly from Venezuela.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Even fewer — 41 — were charged with voting illegally or other election-related crimes.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even though there are a lot fewer trainees than we started with at the beginning of summer, the place is packed with tutors and coaches of all kinds.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Hiring picked up in first half of 2026, but last year saw the fewest new jobs created in any year in which the economy was not in recession.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
This compares to 704 the previous year and was the fewest since at least 2021.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
They have the highest on-base-plus-slugging percentage in the major leagues and have conceded the fewest runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Not only has Spain given up the fewest goals in this tournament, it has given up the fewest shots as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Odd Fellows’ Brass Band played a short selection, the Moose Band played at length, and the International Woodmen of the World, the band with the fewest members, went on forever.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
