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[kuhm] / kʌm /




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The Tritons gave freshman Koston James his first taste of varsity action, but it was a tough game to come into as he finished 11-for-16 passing for 60 yards with two interceptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I expect him to come through a very tough test."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

I worry a small kitchen means the end of Thanksgiving, and that the grandkids will come less often if there’s no yard.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Election researchers said Wisconsin’s deadline for mail ballots, which must come into election offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day, also probably had an effect.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The patients who come to the Damasios' clinic are not victims of blasting accidents.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The first is an inquiry into where consciousness comes from, and if it can arise from nonbiological sources.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

From here, the stock will trade on what comes next.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The warning comes just one day after Storm Austen unleashed wind gusts in excess of 75mph, resulting in toppled trees, transport disruption and thousands of power outages.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“There’s the uncertainty that comes with the existence of something that resembles human cognition and the possibility that it could take away jobs,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Another weekend comes and goes without me going to the marina and Mom wants to know why.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In England, Benedict's law came into force in September, requiring all schools to follow strengthened allergy guidelines including training for staff and storing equipment like life-saving allergy pens.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

When Warsh came into office in May, he installed a sea change in Fed communication that can best be summed up as “less is more.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the 11 predominately rural counties in eastern Washington, nearly 2,000 ballots came in late, compared to about 600 in 2022, the previous midterm primary.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

While “All I Want for Christmas Is You” came out in 1994, it didn’t hit No. 1 until 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Later on, a man with a green eye patch came to the same place.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

“It’s been really hard, working on skid row, seeing what’s going on there, and coming here to see this devastation, too,” Ruffin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Riley said: "What we are seeing is that each year we're getting more and more numbers coming through."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“There’s so much projection in valuing AI companies,” he said, “that it makes it really hard to know whether you’re still coming in before the full wave or if you’re buying in on the crest.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, all recipients of charitable giving are preparing for another explosion of tech wealth in the coming months—through the expected IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Knight and squire rode peacefully for a while, until they saw a gang of twelve chained men coming in their direction, with two guards in front and two in back.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios


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