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Ponce added a whiteboard at the intersection keeping count of how many days had passed since the previous crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Unable to fend off any of the seven break points she faced, the 30-year-old was not helped by an unforced error count of 22 compared to just four winners.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The group said sources in Tibet had told them that the casualty count was likely "much higher".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
She has eaten more Caesar salads than she can reliably count and formally reviewed dozens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The count was made in the Lagerstrasse, the wide avenue leading to the hospital.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Then, he spoke again with his arms folded to deny the eight counts against him.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The remaining $81,000 counts against your $15 million lifetime exemption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
As part of the plea deal, about three dozen counts were dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
That conclusion makes sense, but it raises a question that the Supreme Court may have to confront: Which state’s criminal code is the one that counts?
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Under the usual-residence rule, the Census Bureau counts imprisoned individuals as residents of the jurisdiction in which they are incarcerated.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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And silver, once turned over to a dealer, would leave us with money we never counted on—like getting a small legacy from a distant aunt who died suddenly and included me in her will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
SpaceX counted all of that as a market it could compete for, because the company owns what used to be Twitter.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
“AB 282 helps ensure that every lawfully cast vote can be counted, and that the will of the voters of every political party will be respected.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
BBC Sport has counted every permanent transfer and loan between Premier League clubs since the summer of 2022, restricting the analysis to the 15 sides who have been in the top flight throughout that period.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Penelope half hoped he would notice and perhaps even admire the jaunty, galloping rhythm of the words, but he simply counted out the money and went back to his budgets.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The two figures are based on different reporting periods and counting systems, making a direct comparison difficult.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a follow-up statement, the company pointed out that accounting rules prevented it from counting loans and asset sales still being negotiated until definitive agreements were signed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
They had no way of knowing that they’d go on to experience baseball and life milestones together for the next two decades and counting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Godin's target of choice over the years was the flamboyant French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy, hit no fewer than eight times between 1985 and 2015, not counting copycat attacks by others around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
We are counting the minutes until we can see you.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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