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Central to the effort is Navi Pillay, appointed by Gambia as ad hoc judge in its case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
But there are fewer high profile Hollywood filmmakers this year than usual — which was also the case in Cannes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
That’s especially the case when prices of raw materials are elevated due to supply shocks and physical scarcity, which could squeeze corporate margins and hurt equity valuations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
In Thurman’s case, despite clear signs of an ectopic pregnancy, two emergency departments sent her home without resolving the complication.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“He’s got a matchmaker from San Francisco working on my case as well.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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It was only in 2025, when cancer cases at the trust connected to Brown were being reviewed, that she learned the truth.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Under past ICJ cases, genocidal intent can be proved directly through evidence of a “genocidal plan” or inferred from a “pattern of conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In many cases, people taking GLP-1 drugs have reported that their hair begins growing again several months after their weight stabilizes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Four days after Taco Bell removed certain fresh produce items from their menus in a handful of states due to rising cases of cyclospora,” Warren continued, “the CDC linked the outbreak to an ‘unknown source.’”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I notice cases on either side of the desk in front of me, but they aren’t full of water—they’re trophy displays.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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
Music blares from a huge speakers cased in a wheelie bin as people huddle round fire pits in a crowd made up of farmers, families, tradesmen and even an off-duty police officer.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
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
Ms. O'Brien suggests that if Mr. Harmon had actually cased the drugstore for the robbers, he would have seen Ms. Henry.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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She also brought a bullet casing, which she said was one of the items used.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Huang said the breakthrough came when firefighters were able strip the outer casing of the tank to allow for better cooling.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 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
The US justice department says the video also shows Allen "casing the area" at the hotel, on the day before the dinner was held in a basement ballroom there.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Gloria slit a plantain from tip to tip, peeled the casing back, and cut diagonal slices which she dipped in the salted water.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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