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Oil futures ended a frantic week little changed with prices easing back after a midweek rise to four-month highs on disruptions to Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
When one executive noticed and ordered the flowers put back in a particular spot, Perea complied there, then made the same swap a little farther down the hillside, out of view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
He came back to the classroom with a purpose, not only finishing high school but going on to earn multiple advanced degrees and, ultimately, a Ph.D.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Their house in west London is now fitted with different sensors, which are connected via the internet, that send data back to a dedicated team of doctors, nurses and other clinical specialists.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The corpus is the switchboard for signals back and forth between the two halves.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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