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Treasury can complete the measure after a 30-day public comment period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The researchers developed a theoretical framework showing that many situations described as a "quantum superposition of gravity" can also be interpreted in a very different way.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Section 311 measures can target not only individual financial institutions but entire classes of transactions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Repeated inflammation causes swelling and can eventually damage the joints.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Dr. Harlow wants Phineas to come in off the porch so he can treat his wound.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Bessent has opened up a couple of cans of worms, said Lou Crandall, chief economist at Wrightson ICAP, which makes it harder for the Fed and the Treasury Department to communicate to the markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
There was a skid, followed by the unmistakable sound of dog meeting trash cans: bowling ball, pins.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
She also is set to be featured on limited-edition cans of Mug Root Beer, which is a sponsor of the contest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some German sources report that the explosive was Semtex, which contains RDX - the explosive found in the food cans in a Lithuanian cemetery.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
He returns with two cans and hands one to me.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
More pressure from Treasury could help keep them from ignoring it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Because of this, many physicists have assumed that the spacetime surrounding a quantum object could also occupy several "states" simultaneously.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, the people said, assuming it comes together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Many researchers have proposed experiments that could potentially reveal the quantum nature of gravity," explains Associate Professor Joshua Foo of Kyushu University's Institute for Advanced Study and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
We could have done the interview in school, but I wanted to get a glimpse into his life.
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
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
Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
He was the runner-up in 2022, armed with the cunning plan of writing a good song – the 70s glam rock pastiche Space Man – and being good at performing it.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
We had a cunning little dipper we could send down into the pan on a length of picture wire.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
It also says "Meghan's TV comeback has been canned", attributing the information to a "top royal author".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Keep foods like dried and canned beans, canned tomatoes, tinned fish, olive oil, and a variety of whole grains on hand so you always have something to cook with.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
"This isn't just a brand campaign for a new sparkling canned drink. It's the people who are supposed to be running the country," wrote The Times's social media editor, Esme Hewitt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
I carried a basket filled with two Mason jars of Uncle Chester’s canned wild plums to share at the after-service dinner.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
The Kiribati government says it is expanding the country's own tuna processing and canning facilities rather than just selling licences to foreign ships.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.
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
I grew up on the produce she grew all year round, thanks to her canning.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Sweet-smelling peaches simmered on the stove in one huge pot while canning jars bubbled away in another pot.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
