jam
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In 2001, the actor turned his real estate sights across the pond and picked up a $1 million London loft in a converted jam factory.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Sivaranjani Muthunathan was travelling by bus with 56 others towards the Chinese border when they became stuck in what they thought was a traffic jam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The attention to detail is extraordinary, from the half full jars of jam on the kitchen surfaces to the takeaway menus and personal trainer ads on the side of the fridge.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Matters looked grim for the Dodgers in the 10th when Evan Phillips found himself in a one-out, bases-loaded jam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Nestled in the basket is a pot of warm tea, thick slices of bread, jam, and a wire dish of boiled eggs.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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There were also traffic jams of cars trying to leave Fourka and Siviri.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Traffic jams dominate headlines and social media, pushing authorities to keep vehicles moving.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I ping-ponged from soft cheeses to eggs and squash, then past a gelato cart and a table crowded with jams, pepper jellies and a milk carton filled with VHS tapes.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Heavy on grooves and jams, this album sometimes feels unfocused and indulgent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He pulls out a trowel, jams it into the gray dirt, and digs down.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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These transits involve vessels whose exact route cannot be confirmed due to insufficient data stemming from disabled transponders, jammed signals or missing satellite imagery.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Late in the season, he jammed his left elbow sliding into home plate, jarring loose some bone chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Before he jammed with rock icons, McCreary was mentored by the late, iconic Elmer Bernstein for nearly the last decade of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The area was jammed with theatergoers and construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But with the bases turned inside, they had to be jammed and tucked against each other.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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There’s no two ways about it — the Dodgers should not plan on jamming Ohtani back into the starting rotation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
L3Harris provides waveforms and radios that can help circumvent the type of electronic jamming that Russia has been using to disrupt Ukrainian drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The equivalent of 10,000 coins have been painstakingly removed from the Giant's Causeway following years of visitors jamming them between the columns.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“He’s already jamming with kids his own age and friends that he’s had for years, and starting his own project,” says Woods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
That night the people were jamming, shaking, moving.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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