case
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The case is important because Imperial County has pegged its future to lithium, a mineral critical for electric car batteries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Mr. Westad, a historian at Yale, makes a powerful case for compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Laverne said the risk of that happening in her case was "pretty low".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s a case where technical indicators seemed to have worked.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dr. Bigelow tackles that question head-on: "The leading feature of this case is its improbability," Dr. Bigelow admits.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
A cyclosporiasis outbreak has led to cases in more than 30 states, according to federal health officials, with more than 90 people hospitalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
This year, however, about 7,000 people have confirmed or suspected cases of cyclosporiasis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Board of Education authorized the sale of $750 million in bonds to settle hundreds of cases dating back decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then we started to see cases that were homegrown here.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The interior of the first floor was a vast space of gray veined marble and glass display cases.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Lining the others are shelves of old handwritten scores, stacks of cased instruments and a plethora of study scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Marinello said the placement of the furniture lift outside the Louvre suggested that the thieves had cased the space ahead of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Richard Czuba, a veteran pollster who conducts surveys for Detroit’s media outlets, said opinions about Mr. Trump on both sides of the aisle had long been cased in cement.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The allegation is one of a slew in a book that exposes painful, intimate — and in some cased contested — details about the lives of Harry and other members of the royal family.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
A cased sausage hanging from a wire above the binnacle swayed a little as the Susan Marie undulated; otherwise, nothing moved.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
This car was brought in following a relatively minor accident, and Harrowell points to a few scratches and scrapes on the protective casing of the battery underneath the car.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
She also brought a bullet casing, which she said was one of the items used.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Sometimes, the bronze casing of the building rattles against the glass windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
"I'll make a metal casing for it, something that covers both sides. I'll weld it shut so the coin's secure inside."
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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