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As investors bail on chip stocks, they are taking a fresh look at software stocks, which have been weighed down by artificial-intelligence concerns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The group’s crown jewel, Gucci, booked sales of 1.41 billion euros, down 3% on year in reported terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“There was a lady actually coming out from the bus, she just walked down, and they took her,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Caesar, sitting up inside the wagon, peeks over Father’s shoulder, gazing, up, down, and far beyond.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Since, the team has had more downs than ups at the position, although it saw some flashes last season from rookie Oronde Gadsden II, a talented pass catcher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Those ups and downs are not exclusive to his career in the ring, as in May 2017, a then 20-year-old Agyarko was tasked with a different fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
His start Monday, much like his season, had its ups and downs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Heineken says trying new ways to power its beer making will help it weather potential energy ups and downs in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Finally, before he fell asleep, Molière’s words came to him, strangely comforting: Unbroken happiness is a bore; it should have ups and downs.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And another U.S. servicemember was killed this weekend during the controlled detonation of a downed Iranian attack drone in Northern Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A third U.S. service member in Jordan is missing and presumed dead, and a fourth was killed during the detonation of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq on Saturday.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Witnesses say the fire was caused by a downed power line, with the blaze spreading quickly to a nearby wooded area.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Moscow vowed to respond, saying it downed almost 500 Ukrainian drones and 10 of Kyiv's Flamingo missiles overnight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Churro rode like a king in a palanquin in the kayak as Patience and Natalie carried it between them, picking their way through downed trees and overturned cars and unidentifiable debris.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
It was first to publicly announce an end to the exchange with Israel and avoided crowing about the downing of the Apache as it had when other American aircraft were shot down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Marines used the Marine Air Defense Integrated System in the Philippines to practice downing drones with cost-effective methods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The United States condemned the downing and then-president Bill Clinton signed a tough new law called the Helms-Burton Act which tightened sanctions against Cuba.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Players have been accused of downing tools, while Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez have appeared openly critical of the project in interviews in their native language.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Toby opened his milk without a word, downing the whole carton and wiping his mouth before he finally said, “That means she’s into me, right?”
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
