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"It's one of the most challenging situations for coaches when you have many talented players but you are trying to align everyone on the same page and achieve something big," said Maestre.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
We align with a brand on the creative concept, and then we align on their school priorities as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They also align with observable warming in the ocean and atmosphere, which are potentially affecting El Niño’s dynamics, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The supervisory board has asked the executive board to develop a model for an evolved decision-making and group structure," the statement said, adding that approval thresholds would be "adjusted accordingly" to align with standard practice.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The walls here are completely mirrored, each long mirror placed to align with the striped ceiling visible above and the floor that is painted to match.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The decision aligns with Kenanga Investment Bank’s forecast that the policy rate will remain at 2.75% through 2026, given contained underlying inflation and resilient domestic demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
StoneX analyst Yi Fu Lee told MarketWatch that the new disclosure framework is “long overdue” and aligns better with how the company is operating in the AI era.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
"What I care about is whether the legislation meets the nation's needs -- whether it aligns with our indigenous defence strategy and the various requirements for developing our drone and unmanned vehicle industries," Cho said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
They said that being on-site aligns with the idea of managing community-based organizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I watch as she aligns her two yellow pencils.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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A conversation about the spiritual and societal effects of the technology is desperately needed, said Brad Littlejohn, an Anglican Christian and program director at American Compass, a think tank aligned with the vice president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Using precise measurements of each galaxy's redshift, they aligned the weak signals and stacked them together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"That's the most important thing, and on the management and leadership level that we're all aligned and all speaking the same language."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The controversial commercial reached the top levels of golf as PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp condemned the ad Tuesday, calling it “concerning” and “clearly not aligned with PGA Tour values.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
“That’s right, Paloma. Perhaps the stars aligned so we could be here. It was meant to be—kismet, as your abuela likes to say. And I’m sure it’s meant to be that we’re going to Spain.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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"What Egypt is seeking is strategic autonomy: not breaking with Washington, not aligning completely with Beijing, but creating enough room to pursue its own national interests," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
His obsessive court rituals — including meticulously aligning his water bottles and executing his precise pre-point routines — were not merely superstitions, but coping mechanisms in a high-stress, solitary sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
From the jump, it’s hard to shake the feeling that “Tony” is mistakenly aligning itself with the public’s idea of Bourdain rather than the man’s reality.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We've been working since January, working hard, keeping my head down and aligning all my stars," Joshua said at Thursday's news conference in Jeddah.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She sat next to Mikaela, who was usually too busy aligning her many-hued highlighters to notice whatever thing it was that Hazel was doing wrong.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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