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She sent him 700 pages of documents, including photographs from her husband’s computer, John Overdeck’s lawyers said in a June court filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The high court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
“I’m thankful because I know that on the court I can pick what I want and how I’m feeling and it means a lot to me. The confidence he has in his players is amazing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Kartal asked for medical advice when Chwalinska went off court for a short break and her physical level came under severe scrutiny at the start of the second set.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Vanity, vainglory, dissatisfaction with my work,” he told the court, “and love of an easy life led me to the criminal path.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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That 2019 opinion, which Kagan herself wrote, was about how much courts should defer to an expert federal agency’s interpretation of its own regulations.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026
Unlike other schools, Mission College does not have its own tennis courts and rents courts at a nearby park to practice and play its home matches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
A cybersecurity incident at a private contractor has halted the nation’s bankruptcy-noticing system for a week, forcing courts across the country to improvise emergency measures as the company works to restore service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
An appeal is under way and expected to reach the courts next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
I probably should’ve gone over to the basketball courts.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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Unsurprisingly, her current focus is the aforementioned Hasan Piker, a man who is no stranger to controversy and has courted plenty of internet feuds of his own.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
But after being courted by McLaren, Verstappen signed a two-year contract extension over the summer break, saying he believed in the Red Bull project and didn't mind putting in the work to turn things around.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Of all the politicians Navatek courted under Kao’s leadership, Collins was its most important patron.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker once courted data centers but now has turned them a cold shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
As his wealth and power grew, politicians courted his support, knowing that they couldn’t win without his blessing.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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An undeterred Hilton doubled down on courting Latinos after that faux pas, visiting East L.A. multiple times and even serving tacos after a lowrider cruise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Appreciate a music legend’s legacy: Dolly Parton got her start in Nashville as a country star, but she cemented her status as a global icon by courting pop fans.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
An insoluble puzzle may be how to give artificial intelligence agents complicated open-ended tasks—tasks that may have many unpredictable paths to a solution—without courting outcomes very much contrary to the intentions of the task giver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
When it comes to courting the EU, Canada appears to some to be even keener than one of the bloc's closest neighbours.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The difference between me and the others is that I was painfully aware of my ignorance, while others like Simmon bumbled around, making asses of themselves with their clumsy courting.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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