carrying

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Students were often assigned a military rank and awarded promotions, like the 13-year-old cadet major carrying a swagger stick in a 1930 ad for the Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Back in Utah, Cameron says he plans on carrying on with prediction markets despite his losses.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A first group of arrivals were seen inside the VIP terminal at Istanbul airport, as a crowd of supporters carrying Palestinian flags gathered to welcome them, an AFP correspondent said.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In 2024, U.S. intelligence officials said for the first time in years that Iran was carrying out activities that would better enable it to produce a nuclear weapon should it decide to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Two men came over from the main fire, carrying four steaming birchwood bowls.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver