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returning





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The strategy, particularly at Chevron and BP, is to use these banner profits to reduce debt, as opposed to increasing capital expenditure or returning a greater proportion of profits through dividends and buybacks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Grealish's happiness with life at Everton was illustrated when he decided against returning to City, continuing his rehabilitation at Finch Farm rather than going back to Etihad Stadium.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

TCU’s coach, Jamie Dixon, is a former Sherman Oaks Notre Dame star who has spent months returning to the Southland trying to recruit Welch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The elder Bolsonaro stayed for around three months, living at the home of a friend before returning to Brazil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

I could only hope she’d read it during her 12.5 minutes a day of downtime, even if she couldn’t resist editing it before returning it to me for corrections and a clean second draft.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen


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