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UK summers are expected to become drier on average due to climate change - although when there is heavy rain it could fall in more intense bursts.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal discuss that investment, which has helped Blue Origin become a large space company that aims to rival SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He went on to become the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, winning an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
But as has become increasingly clear, private equity is not the panacea that many made it out to be.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, Joey has become an expert at writing reports and delivering messages.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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When the waiting becomes almost too much, Deborah starts humming a few bars of a familiar song.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Investors should instead watch whether China reduces military pressure around Taiwan, military-to-military communications improve, commercial shipping becomes safer and whether semiconductor restrictions stabilize.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
But for whatever reason, that becomes the data point for why I underestimated the magnitude of the miss, which then becomes the data point for my firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“The most immediate tangible result of a poll like this is that Bass’ greatest advantage was her fundraising and it now becomes much more challenging to raise money,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Eventually, one of the Japanese soldiers becomes suspicious.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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It opened in February 1941 and became a staging post for US aircraft to help the war effort from 1943.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
I was a jazz singer and a model, so I ended up in the glam movement because of the fashion, and glam became punk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mr. Hansen, who became a celebrity in the mid-2000s for catching child predators in hidden-camera sting operations, has legions of fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
So I became the one who did most of it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
However, upon further inspection, Greg’s fur became more absurdly shiny.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Though banks can earn higher yields on loans, bankers have also told analysts that it is becoming harder to avoid also having to pass along higher rates to deposit customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“A garden-variety bear market is increasingly becoming my base case — or it’s getting close to it,” Wallerstein told the Other People’s Money podcast on Wednesday about his recently published outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
That work is becoming increasingly important as the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched in 2021, continues to uncover unexpectedly complex galaxies from the universe's early history.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
She lasted less than two days before becoming too sick to work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
It was like a dull, throbbing ache, or a sharp, twisty, stabbing feeling—oh, why were things becoming indescribable all of a sudden?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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