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She expects continued consolidation in gold prices in the near term, with the Fed’s October meeting and a U.S. inflation report likely to test this view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Netanyahu, running for a new term in elections on Tuesday, called for all political meetings to be cancelled Friday due to the attack.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Even with substantially more data, predicting the long term dangers of Chornobyl's radioactive debris would remain challenging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Incel” is a term that generally refers to extremely online men whose “involuntary celibacy” has shaped their attitudes toward women and other worldviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
A mortgage bond wasn’t a single giant loan for an explicit fixed term.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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The U.S. also receives a “most favored nation” status that requires Betancourt’s firm to disclose any other business agreements it signs, and, if they are favorable, to grant Washington matching terms.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
David Vulin, 32, completed the terms of a “pre-filing diversion” agreement with the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, and no longer faces the threat of prosecution, according to his attorney R.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
In terms of improvement, Brook has already shown a willingness to do the hard yards to become a better cricketer.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“There are terms of service that ultimately need to be complied to, and that’s where Starlink has the option to make those decisions,” Hegseth said, speaking to reporters earlier this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The Germans protested that the terms were too harsh, that the continuing blockade would lead to famine and anarchy in Germany.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan oppose each other to represent the southwest San Fernando Valley, after Bob Blumenfield, who held the city council seat since 2013, is termed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
One review called Cregger’s movie “different and much better than the other ‘Resident Evil’ movies,” which were termed “depersonalized zombie sludge.”
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Carney was asked Thursday about the prospect of Canada joining the EU and delivered what he termed a "non-answer," declining to rule out the idea or endorse it.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
However, Bessent's announcement of what he termed an "economic D-Day" may have sounded more dramatic in Washington than in Tehran.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In what might be termed an experiment in psychological warfare, the attractant is combined with a granular material and distributed by planes.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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The district is the poorest the city, and the council race is expected to be one of the most competitive city contests this June, with the current council member, Curren Price, terming out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
M23 rebels blamed the government for the attack, terming it a "terrorist act".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
In District 3, which covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley including Woodland Hills, Tarzana and Reseda, City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out, leaving the field open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
It’s an outcome so humiliating that baseball even has a name for it, terming three strikeouts in one game as earning that player a “silver sombrero.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
McKissick also defended the phrase, terming it an inevitable response to the “dashed hopes and mangled dreams of a people and a result of the ineffectiveness of the nonviolent movement.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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