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In a case filed on Sept. 11, 2024, Waymo got hit with its biggest fine to date after one of its vehicles parked in a parking spot reserved for the disabled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
It “seems to me a fine time to be alive, in this age of falling walls,” she asserted.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
A permission-based model is a fine way to buy excellence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Norris was followed across the line by Verstappen and Antonelli, both of whom drove fine races themselves, the three podium finishers fully deserving their results.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
I make myself go extra slowly at first, to make sure my shin’s OK, and the run starts off fine.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
A stadium takes the coarse block and, for a few hours, forces the finer sort my model said was missing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Speculation has been rife about the finer details of the day, with 1,000 names reportedly on the guest list, which included stars from music, Hollywood and sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Quite a few religions were considered cults in the beginning, Christianity among them, so it does make some sense not to wade too deeply into the finer distinctions.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
This is useful in finding out large-scale patterns, but misses the finer details needed to understand how populations evolve.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
These affairs are rushed and unsatisfactory: I don’t have time for the finer points.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
“Soldier Girls” draws on four years of reporting to create one of the finest portraits of life in America’s enlisted ranks after Sept. 11, 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
His “Peaky Blinders” co-star Cillian Murphy remembered Neill as “one of the kindest, funniest and gentlest people, and one of the finest actors,” while Nicole Kidman celebrated Neill as “one of the greats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Their cover of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good,” one of the late singer’s trademark vocals, finds Jagger turning in his finest performance on the album.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
"The Odyssey" is an Ancient Greek poem believed to have been written by Homer that is considered a cornerstone of Western literature and one of the finest stories ever created.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“He had some of the finest threads you’ll find in the swampland. I can give you suits worth more than that root.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The citation fined Lineage the maximum $500, according to a statement from the public health department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
An investigation was unable to conclude exactly why the women became ill, but regulators in Nevada fined the doctor, who wasn’t licensed in their state, along with two other people in connection with the incident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The E.U. on Thursday fined Google $1 billion for favoring its own services and restricting app developers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The EU fined the US giant 460 million euros for illegally favouring the company's own services -- for example, Google Flights or Google Hotels -- over rivals in search results.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The constable was not amused, and the gentleman was fined for slanderous action against a lady of the town.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The new law establishes criteria for fining companies that release high volumes of new products over short time periods at prices far below the cost of repairing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Ignorance of the risks of AI usage is no longer an excuse," the judge wrote, fining the lawyer $1,000 and sending him on a three-hour course on AI-assisted legal practice.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ofwat proposed fining SEW £22m in March over disruptions affecting 286,000 people between 2020 and 2023.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
That’s not only because judges are fining more lawyers for their laziness, but because the publicity about these embarrassments has been inescapable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
He wears white condor flight gloves with elaborate gold fining, which means he’s already completed fighter pilot training.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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