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Lewis had planned to go over to meet her to release the music, but Parton passed away before the meet-up could happen.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
And what will happen if Skydance does not release 30 new films each year, which Ellison has promised to do as part of the settlement deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“That’s why you have to put them in writing, so when things happen you don’t expect, you know how to respond. People need something to follow.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Was Jane Doe regularly informed about the status of the investigation, what steps had been taken, and what would happen next?
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Allowing something like that to happen under my supervision. Not properly disciplining Louisa for her indiscretion. And Louisa couldn’t come forward because she—because.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Except there was no Presidents Cup last year; the tournament happens every other year.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
These include what went went wrong, what happens next, and - for opponents of the death penalty - fresh concerns around the suffering of an inmate when an execution does not go to plan.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Similar to what happens in the human brain, miBrains carrying APOE4 developed higher amounts of abnormal alpha-synuclein.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“If you invest conservatively in food companies and transportation companies, good solid businesses that will grow no matter what happens, you’re going to be fine,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I might let go of my Corn Pops plans, but only if dinner happens to be jambalaya,” she says slyly.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"Everything happened again on the dance floor," Anna Maria said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Plus, my lawyers and I did not want what had happened to me to happen to others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Second: Investigations should not place the burden of establishing what happened primarily on the survivor.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
It happened at about 10:45 BST on Friday.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But I will tell you because I want you to know the story as it happened, not simply as I would have wished it to happen.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Third: Survivors should be kept informed about what is happening with their case.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
“If there’s anything tumultuous happening now . . . I wouldn’t know, I haven’t been paying attention,” she jokes, “just remember that historically, an enlightenment of epic proportions is probably not far off.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Machchhar said years of aviation experience allowed him to understand what was happening even while he was injured.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
They focused on recognizable sounds to cue caregivers to what’s happening with a patient—for example, using the familiar “lub-dub” of a heartbeat to indicate blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Llewelyn said that there were strange things happening in the Red Woods,” Glory told the guinea pig.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
