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The red dot disappeared from the map, only for another to pop up shorty after.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Hollywood actress and pop star founded the company with her mother five years ago, but now investors are claiming her 'abject dereliction of duties' has left the company in a 'state of financial difficulty'.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The news gave Reddit shares a pop ahead of the bell on Friday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A nostalgic pop culture podcast: Do you remember McGruff the Crime Dog?
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
You can’t predict exactly when each kid will pop up from his or her seat.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Because if you don’t, the data essentially controls you, shifting your stress in response to whatever number pops up today.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“That way, when you pop in the pops of color, they definitely stand out,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
It drives a lot of people nuts, but I don’t mind it, it’s quite entertaining, especially when the “injured” player realizes nobody cares and pops right up again, Lazarus-style, and rejoins the action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
She says "there's always something that pops up" that means she cannot get into the black, particularly around her young son's extra needs, which she willingly puts first.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I start blurting out the first thing that pops into my head, just so I don’t have to think about it.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
The stock popped earlier this week following the deal with TensorWave and then gave up much of those gains Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pizza popped up as often as pate on plates, while one caterer from La Reunion has won social media adulation for his gifts of cari, a spicy dish popular on the Indian Ocean island.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
John popped the question two years later, in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They popped up a swarm of short-lift attackers to map out Hugging Face’s network and took an astounding 17,000 actions during the hack, far more than a human would.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The metal tubes lining manholes popped out of the pavement as the ground around them sank and settled.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The shares are popping again after snapping a four-week losing streak.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“If it went that far back, then there’s a good chance there will be more lifeguards popping up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
That’s when one was hastily put together, popping up with little to no detail about what it is or how it operates.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Gee, thanks—not much different than popping up after flopping on the soccer pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
When she removes the molds, they make popping sounds, like suction cups.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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