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Baltimore used to address its vacant issue on a citywide basis, sprinkling funds across neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Talks between Washington and Tehran to pause the military strikes also appear to have stalled as both sides continue to publicly issue demands.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
On one critical issue, the reworking of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the automakers are presenting a united front behind the scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The borough has had to deal with the issue before.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And yet right now, on this issue, I am one thousand percent certain that being there is the right thing.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Chinese brands, on the other hand, are still struggling with brand recognition, geopolitical tensions and regulatory compliance issues, the analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bradnam recommended that these issues warranted "further investigation" due to the potential risks to "equipment reliability and the possibility of microbial growth".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“An unknown number of agents are constantly arriving in Minnesota without any knowledge of the investigation, the issues already discussed and decided, and the processes they need to follow,” Teirab complained.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Even after a perfect home inspection, hidden issues can emerge after a new homeowner moves in.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
From their habit of strolling around the campus of a great university or through the streets of the city while discussing such issues, the old school of ‘scientific’ philosophy was known as the peripatetic school.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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The CMS told Susan the court had issued a warrant but it could not take further action.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The U.S. intelligence community’s Annual Threat Assessment, which was issued in March, said that Pyongyang viewed the U.S. as a “strategic competitor and potential adversary” and was “committed to expanding its strategic weapons program.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the new plan, issued in 2021, favored the ranchers, extending them 20-year leases, and allowed for the killing of elk if they interfered with cattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The simple fact is that U.S. tariff invoices issued by the Treasury Department are sent to the U.S. businesses that import the foreign products.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
They’d issued Tansy the key, but somebody had bunged in the lock with a stove length.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Once elevated to his new posts, Salisbury took charge of carrying out the second Trump administration’s agenda for HSI, personally issuing staffing directives, reassignments and promotions, current and former agency officials told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The torrential downpours late Thursday triggered landslide warnings and power outages, with forecasters issuing the highest-level heavy rain warning for the Chiba region for the first time.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Creating an effective monopoly by issuing a patent to the same company that sets the price has led to predictable results.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Following the Banyuetan report, other state media rushed to denounce insider leaks and demand a crackdown—such as by strengthening censorship algorithms and issuing stern punishments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He looked only to the one side of the glade, where Bon was issuing already upon his dank, being unaware at present that Ban was on the other wing.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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