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Some scrappy startups are “employing” AI agents designed to fill senior roles at their companies, Patrick Coffee reports for the WSJ Leadership Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Josh Wallace and Emmanuel Forbes Jr. are expected to help fill Watson’s spot, and McVay indicated that the Rams could explore adding a cornerback before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
South Carolina also defied history, ousting Senator Darline Graham -- who had been appointed earlier this year to fill the seat of her late brother Lindsey Graham -- in favor of Democrat Annie Andrews.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Separate projects are using ancient environmental DNA to help fill gaps in historical specimen records.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
“I used the cracks in the street and the weeds coming up through the ground to fill it out,” Coal said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Once applied, the gel forms a thin but durable coating that penetrates the tooth's surface and fills microscopic cracks and gaps.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
King Charles III has said the slave trade was a "shameful chapter of history" that "fills my heart with horror", in a speech to Commonwealth leaders.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The law fills this gap by authorizing prosecutors to seek criminal complaints.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
"As I have said before, that shameful chapter of history is one that fills my heart with horror and my soul with the most profound personal sorrow," said the king.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
He fills the coffee filters with warm, fluffy popcorn and extends one to me.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Lloyd Doggett and Marc Veasey will be filled, respectively, by Rep. Greg Casar, who ran for Doggett’s Austin seat after his own district was scrambled, and former Rep. Colin Allred.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
King Charles has described the transatlantic slave trade as a "shameful chapter of history" that filled him with "profound sorrow" as he opened a summit of Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“I was filled with a lot of emotions,” Hutchinson told reporters after the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Perseverance was exploring an area filled with scientifically valuable ancient rock formations, so it spent weeks making short trips between locations to examine exposed rock surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Soon, the trees thinned and the nauseating, sweet scent of Deadwood Dump filled the air.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Spread deli-counter mashed potatoes over the top and bake until the filling is bubbling and the potatoes are golden in spots.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
“We need to not look at it in a vacuum and give these people the benefit of the doubt and question whether they really knew what they were filling out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"We see our graduates as not filling administrative roles, but actually adding value to the organisation in a different way."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
These simulations attempt to recreate how galaxies formed, how gas moved through them, and how radiation eventually transformed the hydrogen filling intergalactic space.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
I nodded some more and for some reason felt tears filling my eyes.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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