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His "spoof" contender was making him "look rather silly", Queen Mary University of London politics professor Stijn van Kessel told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
For the next couple of weeks, she’d couch surf until ultimately sleeping in her van, waking up early to wait tables at an oyster bar on Sunset Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
During an interview with MarketWatch, Robotti and Theo van der Meer, a senior investment associate with the firm, discussed three stocks they favor among companies producing, selling or servicing hard assets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
A van served ice creams and a pop-up-shop in an oversize metal crate was selling beers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
By the time Mr. van Woerden paid the formal call on Father, Father had rehearsed and polished his little speech of blessing a dozen times.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“He got a good night’s rest and then vanned the rest of the way the next day,” McPeek said, making sure to thank officials at Zia Park for their hospitality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2024
In the final race of the day, a non-Breeders’ Cup race, Bus Buzz, a 3-year-old gelding, was pulled up by jockey Edwin Maldonado in mid-stretch and the horse was vanned off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Midnight Empress was pulled up by jockey Javier Castellano in the ninth race on May 28 and vanned off by equine ambulance, according to the New York Gaming Commission.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Spun Intended was pulled up in front of the grandstand by jockey Mike Smith and vanned off.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
Smith, preparing to take his Kayak east, vanned Seabiscuit to Ridgewood, said his good-byes, and left him in Pollard’s care.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The proposal would also help pay for the cost of vanning horses and relocation expenses for horsemen, including grooms and trainers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
News of ever fresh extravagances circulates in 25 or so magazines devoted to vanning.
From Time Magazine Archive
The paradoxical realities of vanning suggest another possibility.
From Time Magazine Archive
The short answer is that vanning has become an American craze.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vanning spade and shallow washing dish are the prototypes of this kind of ore-dressing machinery.
From Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast by George Sutherland
