couple
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There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: the million-dollar view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The couple also drew a distinction between the ceremony itself, which was just family, and the rest of the wedding weekend.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
That is a large number considering that the S&P 500 is only down a couple percentage points from its all-time high.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
When booking a seat in first class or business class, try to avoid the last couple of rows in case there’s a last-minute switch to a smaller plane with fewer premium seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Out on the street, a couple of shopkeepers sweeping the walks in front of their stores gave me double takes as I went by.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Soon the two couples are intertwined, each looking to find some common ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then, I met two different couples, senior citizens from the West Coast, on a recent cross-country flight.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Now, he’s often being asked by couples for cash they can put toward a honeymoon or down payment on a house—sometimes via Venmo links on their wedding websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Here are the other issues that advisers say need the most special consideration when couples have a big age difference.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The disembarking passengers are mostly businessmen coming home from work, but also young couples and mothers with small children.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Acid testing of the child's teeth, a technique developed by the universities of Durham and Bristol, coupled with DNA analysis concluded the child was most likely male, the inquest heard.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
If tech bros are saying that AI might someday break containment and take down civilization, that sounds like an accountability sink coupled with an investor pitch.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Understandably, those statements, coupled with recent rogue AI hacks, have sparked great concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
A rate hike, coupled with a hawkish message — or guidance pointing to a faster pace of tightening—could extend the yen’s rally and increase the risk of a broader unwind in yen-funded positions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
But the harder Naheed prayed to Allah that her name would be coupled with someone, anyone, else, the more sure she was that Eliza’s name and hers would be on the list side by side.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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People pay a premium for iPhones because they perceive value in the tight coupling of hardware, software and apps inside Apple’s ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Until this series, the opening coupling had always seen the men choose first.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
To overcome this tradeoff, the MIT researchers developed antennas with reduced crosstalk that can be positioned close together without strongly coupling.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
That mutual struggle is something they can both understand, and it’s an integral part of why their coupling works.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The fact that he’d previously lied about their coupling, and hadn’t done the spiritual work to put it behind him, ruled out his participation in the mission.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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