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“Some people have a pretty clear sense of what they want to use the product for or how it can improve their lives,” Alexandr Wang, Meta’s AI chief, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Maguire can be seen pronouncing Ogunlesi and jewelry designer Meyer, 49, husband and wife as the newlyweds share a kiss in a photo from the luxury golf course wedding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
And, again, like Mona, accepting that dream as a potential reality can shift your self-perception entirely.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
"There are no words that can truly describe the heartbreak and devastation his parents, sisters and our whole family are experiencing," Jones said on the fundraiser page.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the winter of 1850, Phineas goes to Boston so the doctors there can see for themselves.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The pub is decked out in Lidl’s signature bright red, yellow and blue and decorated with jars of instant coffee and cans of house-brand tomato soup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Bottles of oil, packets of salt and a few tin cans lie among the debris.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He’s most famous for taking cylindrical soup cans and making them flat, but he also saw celebrity culture coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Much of the rubbish includes everyday waste, such as plastic packaging, bottles, cans, polystyrene and takeaway rubbish.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
They should be at home, fashioning bracelets out of old aluminum cans or just sitting at the kitchen table playing Lotería with Mamá.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
The first phase of the inquiry found the attack "could and should have been prevented".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Reitzes has a $275 price target for Arista shares, noting that Arista could be the biggest beneficiary under his coverage if Google’s spending numbers are higher than expected.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Ebury said U.K. assets could underperform ahead of the Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
They added: "The Judge found that our client received no property belonging to Yugraneft, and that no Yugraneft asset could be traced into his hands."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
It could be the neon-green paper it’s printed on, or the big, bold font.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The story of the “Wooden Horse,” as most translations call it, gets only brief references in Homer’s epic, cited in passing as an example of Odysseus’s cunning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Telemachus was so young when his father left for the Trojan wars that he doesn't remember him - except through the already mythical stories told about his exploits, cunning and bravery.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He is cunning, not intelligent — something he unwittingly proves every time he claims that passing a basic mental competency test shows his brilliance.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
When free agency opens Tuesday, Pelinka is just going to have to show us how creative he can be, how clever and cunning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Now, Marmee, that is very cunning of you to turn our own stories against us, and give us a sermon instead of a romance!” cried Meg.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Processing tomatoes — those used in products such as canned diced tomatoes and ketchup — are also fetching lower prices than they did a few years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Add some canned beans if you’ve got them.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
"There is little difference nutritionally between canned and fresh food in terms of macronutrients, like carbohydrates, protein, fats, and fibre, as well as fat-soluble vitamins, like vitamin A and E, and minerals," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He’s a partial owner of the canned yerba mate brand Mateina, but he “loves it without bias.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Shoppers stripped shelves of canned food and bottled water, radios and batteries.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Meanwhile, Bumble Bee Foods plans to lay off 197 workers on Nov. 19 and estimates that it will lay off another 36 workers when the fish canning facility finally closes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
While the canning process preserved the outer structure of the worms, it destroyed the internal features scientists would need to identify specific species.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Chicken of the Sea International is studying whether the ruling could help revive production at a Georgia canning plant that relies on imported tuna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Staff working at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast, owned by international drinks firm Diageo, have begun strike action in protest over their pay.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
How I hated Colby and all those hillbilly kids and this nasty old house hanging off the side of the mountain and those canning jars in my room and especially those Cinderella pillowcases.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
