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The Petrie case has raised fresh questions over background checks on police in Scotland.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

By combining the observations and tracking how the object moved over time, the team determined that it behaved much more like a planet orbiting the star than an imaging artifact or a distant background star.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Under the new regime, visa holders who need more time will have to file formal applications with the federal government, subjecting themselves to additional background checks, biometric vetting, and other bureaucratic hurdles.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fraud is becoming the unpleasant background noise of American life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

With the bluff rising in the background, it could be a scene from another planet entirely.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

He attributed this to his longtime desire to “bring people from all backgrounds and cultures together” via his music and performances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Populations with these characteristics have historically been underrepresented in brain imaging studies, making the research an opportunity to examine cognitive aging across a broader range of social, educational, and geographic backgrounds.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Groups can be formed, made up of people from different backgrounds and levels of expertise, who represent the diverse ways AI is being used at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said that although their "backgrounds and perspectives differed, that never prevented me from acknowledging her significance and her role in our nation's public life".

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Ad Herennium is actually—and, to me, fascinatingly—almost insanely specific about how these backgrounds should be arranged in the mind’s eye.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith