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“The transaction delivers on our clear stated growth strategy as we seek to diversify and grow our production and resource base and replicate our success in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf through disciplined international expansion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
At any rate, I’d never seek it out.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The phone number is to strictly only be used by the mother to seek specialist help, North Wales Police said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
After next week, her workers on that project can seek an approval extension for their badges that would last until March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
To avert a catastrophe, Ludendorff told the kaiser, Germany must seek an immediate armistice.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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The administration says it seeks assurances from those countries that the deported persons will not be not be abused or persecuted, but it refuses hearings for individuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Dunamu’s push toward stablecoins comes as it seeks to build a broader financial business and expand internationally through partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nike plans to cut an undetermined number of jobs and establish a new campus in India as it seeks to accelerate a turnaround following another downcast quarter.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Her family’s lawsuit against state officials and medical providers seeks basic accountability for what happened to her.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Governments and corporations organize their Web sites around their bureaucratic structure rather than the kinds of information a user seeks.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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By contrast, 10-year German Bund yields fell 2.0 basis points to 3.435% as investors sought the safety of German bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Authorities did not know if the victim sought medical help afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
We’d seen other new operators file similarly casual ones as they sought to register private schools in West Virginia.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
She was forced to leave the Madrid flat where she had lived after it was acquired by an investment company that sought to increase her rent by 275 percent, according to housing campaigners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
The small ogre sought to offer me protection, but the big ones were not convinced.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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“It’s important that in recent days there have been no recorded instances of other co-workers of the Antiplague Institute seeking medical help.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"This isn't about a contract for us. This isn't about a dispute between an organization and the government. This is about 20,000 children who came to the United States seeking safety," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
By the later innings, other fans on the reserved level were reportedly seeking medical attention on the concourse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But student representatives said Friday’s talks had failed to produce the concrete measures they were seeking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Mm-hmm. And what sort of truth is this person seeking out?”
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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