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Now, there are still some t’s to cross and i’s to dot.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
He was also vicious on the pull, hit classically through the covers and, when Ben Duckett was bowled in the second over and Root faced 13 dot balls in a row, did not panic.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The 4-inch vinyl “Pop!” figurines, with their oversize heads and black dot eyes, symbolize being ingrained in pop culture — objects fans buy, celebrate and display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
The Fed’s dot plot, he notes, shows one more rate hike this year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“How do you like that? It’s five o’clock on the dot right now.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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When officials lay out their views on the economy while saying little about their tactics, investors connect the dots themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
When I sat down with Neko’s clinician, I was reminded that my regular physician is good at connecting the dots.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
However, integrating the new dots onto a device "seems like a very reasonable thing to assume we may do someday," Altman said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Company boss Sam Altman, speaking in San Francisco on Tuesday during OpenAI's yearly event for technology developers, referred to "dots" as "remarkably capable, always-on agents that can handle really anything you can think of."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Emma held her breath for so long that her head swam and dots appeared before her eyes.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Before buying a property with an HOA, go through a checklist before signing on the dotted line.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
In a region dotted with Southern Baptist churches, county leaders have historically focused on small government, constraining taxes and supporting police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"If I'm making a decision that is highly likely to be in legal challenge, I want to make sure I've dotted my i's and crossed my t's," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Featuring various zones of native vegetation alongside bougainvillea and jacarandas, the park is dotted with generous public seating and has an amphitheater for outdoor events or general lounging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Small tables dotted the room, with more books stacked on top of each one.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
In one of our final negotiation sessions, when we’re supposed to be dotting i’s and crossing t’s, he worries aloud about how these two vastly different companies are going to mesh their different cultures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“No matter what the federal government was doing, they knew that if they weren’t dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s, they were going to get called to account,” Hilton said.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The visitors took a deserved lead when scrum-half Bracken collected from a ruck to glide past Cokansiga on his inside, dotting down for a try that Farrell slotted comfortably.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Miraculously it survives the humidity and our moves, with only a few unwarranted archipelagos of gray mold dotting its oceans.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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