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People queue at metal detectors and gaze up at the departures board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ara Najarian, who serves on the boards of both agencies, acknowledged during a recent meeting of the Metro board that tensions were high between both train systems and the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The FAA's review board reached this conclusion about the software bug's safety "because pilots retain full control of the aircraft and the indications to the flight crew are clear and unambiguous."
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
In one video widely shared on social media recently, a passenger on a minibus is seen angrily confronting a pastor attempting to board.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The board thought that it was best to diversify our program.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Eric Brenner, a lawyer representing fund board members who were fired or resigned, said Breakthrough and the T1D Fund were always separate, with their own boards and officers to ensure independent financial oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Arguably the biggest change is to Area Planning Commissions, a group of seven volunteer-led boards that hear cases from homeowners, developers and businesses and make rulings on liquor licenses, hillside developments and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Leading doctors are calling on the Scottish government to withdraw its plans to drastically reduce the number of health boards.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
These tools comb job boards for competitors’ salary ranges to pinpoint market rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Seven seemed to recall the rumors began circulating on the message boards after Thorn had already moved.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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"Each boarded a bus heading to the wrong destination. We sincerely apologise to both teams for the inconvenience," said Ayumi Sakamoto.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The sign has gone, though the shape of the lettering can still be made out; the windows are blacked out and the doors boarded up.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Bundled and boarded up, the lantern inched across the parking lot on the back of a flatbed truck that climbed a ring road steep enough to cause concern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The house had been empty for some time and a number of break-ins eventually led to the downstairs windows being boarded up, which had not helped the atmosphere, Way said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
After our “dismount,” it was hard to stay angry at Farmer as we boarded the plane to Miami.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Just before boarding she found a better aisle seat for me without me asking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
So will early boarding, overhead space or an advance seat assignment, even if it’s in the middle of the last row and doesn’t recline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
His trial sent shockwaves through Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country where millions of parents send their children to Islamic boarding schools.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He was the widely respected leader of an Islamic boarding school on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“He attended St. George’s International School in Switzerland, one of the most expensive boarding schools in the world, and went to Stanford for college and law school.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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