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Akyn, whose office serves roughly 70,000 voters, said that no matter what the challenges, she was determined to deliver fair elections in this pocket of rural Georgia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The map in your pocket rests on atomic clocks in the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
If those gambles pay off, the clients make it big and the managers pocket 20% of the gains.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Watson held his nerve to step out of the pocket and fire a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Harold Fannin Jr to cap a game-winning 65-yard drive.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
I pulled a handkerchief from my pocket to breathe into; it barely worked.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"The void that China fills is the void in people's pockets, more than anything else," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"It's not putting money in our pockets, it's taking money out of our pockets - and it needs to stop."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But the company still has deep pockets to experiment with new wearables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
There are other pockets of Americans who will likely lose Medicaid benefits under the new rules, according to analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
I stuff my hands in my pockets, then take them back out.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
About 60% of retirees who move after retiring went to a more affordable area, and pocketed capital gains from their houses, according to a 2023 Vanguard study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Phra Wachirayan Wi, a former abbot at the prominent 14th-Century Wat Phutthaisawan in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, allegedly pocketed donations meant for the temple on more than 20 occasions over two years.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to forms filed with the IRS, in 2023 she pocketed $907,923, a payout that included a $495,000 bonus, a number that exceeded her base pay at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Shrewdly, Mackay wrote, the stock operator in that case pocketed the cash and fled the country the next day.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Magdalys pocketed the keys and ran over to Two Step.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
Japanese banks borrowed cheaply at home to lend overseas, pocketing the difference in yield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But with rebates flowing, counterparties are now suing some of these companies for pocketing those higher costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
A 2017 investigation by NPR and Frontline documented numerous examples of waste and fraud, including one developer pocketing tax credits without building the required housing.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Climbing back up to the door, I slowly pull the dollar bill off the alarm switch, pocketing it as I fly back down to the third floor of the hospital.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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