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“I’m not sure what his status is as far as this next coming week,” coach Sean McVay said Tuesday during a video conference with reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
What is changing is the scale: Work that once required teams of analysts is increasingly done by a single operator using AI, allowing governments to track far more people at far lower cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
GB's qualification is far from certain after the programme went part-time and the team slipped from the top tier of the international circuit.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Viking’s stock is up 43.7% so far this year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
So as far as adults go, Dad’s still pretty young.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Although the system was conceptually elegant and mathematically orderly, it gradually drifted farther away from the natural seasonal cycle it was meant to organize.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The application proposes that attracting termites toward treated areas could potentially allow technicians to space treatment holes farther apart while reducing labor and possibly the amount of insecticide needed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Gradually, the person experiencing dementia is farther afield from their old self than anyone expects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sketches, of varying lengths, build a central idea out in every direction, and a little farther than you might expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
“The ruins are less than a mile by walking. We walked farther when we found Leigh the Bard. We have to expect that it will be hidden by protective enchantments. Not to mention—a test.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Hargitay, largely known for apprehending “especially heinous” offenders for the last 27 years, is just about the farthest away from an objectionable choice as you can get.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
That damage can trigger symptoms such as pain, tingling, and numbness, especially in the hands and feet where nerve fibers extend the farthest.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
"While many of you may view this indictment and view this matter as a simple investigation, it is the farthest thing from that," FBI Director Kash Patel said at a press conference.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The original sense of “bottom” survives in many words related to “fund,” including foundation, fundamental, profound and the medical term fundus, the area of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ’s opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
I sit down on the edge of the chair farthest from her.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
It further argues that “Star Trek’s” emphasis on cultural and intellectual diversity remains especially relevant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Thomas is on police bail pending further enquiries, and denies doing anything wrong.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
With Meta’s developer conference, Meta Connect, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday, Anmuth expects further updates on the company’s AI progress and how Muse can integrate with partners and Meta hardware.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Distorting core legal terms through a new epistemology further removes the institution from being taken seriously in international adjudication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The intent is to spare Manila from further destruction.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Herzog’s adventurous spirit has led him to explore the furthest reaches of the globe, but also inward to map the strangest recesses of the heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
You can watch your future grocery bill in transit: The stage of the producer-price index furthest from your cart rose 3.2% in May, the biggest jump since 2009.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Antonelli's performance is the second furthest back a driver has ever come from to win a grand prix after John Watson's victory from 22nd on the grid in the 1983 United States Grand Prix West.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
But combining plenty of aerobic activity with one to two hours of strength training brought the risk down furthest of all – by around 45%.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
There was a white horse asleep in the furthest stall, but Tristran was too busy to pause to inspect it.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
