fine
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Alongside greenhouse gases, gas plants emit fine particulate matter, linked to a range of heart and lung problems; nitrogen oxides, which aggravate respiratory disease; and hazardous air pollutants including mercury, formaldehyde and benzene.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Stephen Costello was an assertive Pinkerton; Jarrett Ott a mellifluous, nuanced Sharpless; Sun-Ly Pierce a fine Suzuki without illusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“It’s fine to criticize the work, but don’t cross the line into personal attacks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"He's navigating a very fine line between keeping his constituents happy and not angering or alienating President Trump," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
My father jumped up from the table and made a show of being in fine shape.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Another point gets less attention: The finer you slice-and-dice the stock market, the more concentrated it becomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Moving the rock through finer and finer grits is time-consuming, strenuous and not always rewarding.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Newcastle and Arsenal have been discussing the finer terms of the deal this week with a final agreement now considered a formality.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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
Teach him the finer arts of mustache grooming.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
The Scottish legend who is considered one of the finest track sprinters in history.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
I was a somewhat overweight graduate of some of America’s finest undergraduate and medical teaching programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
Jo would turn up her naughty nose at some of the finest, because she has no soul for art, but I have, and I’m cultivating eye and taste as fast as I can.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Rybakov was himself fined in December for publishing a photo of Navalny on social media -- an act that has barred him from running in the September vote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He says they had been under strict instructions not to exchange phone numbers or any details on private messages, or they would be fined.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was fined $14,650 for the protocol violation and missed a game because unvaccinated players had to isolate for 10 days after testing positive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Its directors pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court in relation to failing to register children's homes and have been fined a total of £92,400.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Re’lar Ambrose to be fined nine talents and six. Does any master oppose this action?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Portuguese authorities are also fining commuters for phone noise.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
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
Asked if the league might consider taking draft picks away from teams that deliberately underperform, rather than simply fining them, Silver said discussions are ongoing "about every possible remedy now to stop this behavior."
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
There were doors fining the walls, but Alec suggested that they explore the length of the corridor before they tried each one.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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