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The language is reminiscent of Queen Elizabeth's unexpectedly firm response to claims of racism by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2021, with the comment that "recollections may vary".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
AQR Capital Management, the quant-driven investment firm, mapped how different assets and strategies are correlated to different economic environments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The petition alleges the insurers exposed policyholders to non-investment-grade private credit and investments tied to collapsed investment firm 777 Partners that could be worth “substantially” less than forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Both had worked briefly for the New York private equity firm Golub Associates as grunts chained to their desks, but neither had made actual investment decisions.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"Chips from Indian plants are reaching customers in India and across the world," Modi told executives from major global technology firms at a semiconductor conference in New Delhi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The inspector general recommended the high-speed rail authority update its travel policy to get advance written approval for trips, clarify expectations with staff and seek reimbursement for “unallowable expenses paid” from the consulting firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The company told me that it’s “pleased with the analysis” and added, “we regularly provide data to credible and verified third-party research firms and institutes to ensure accuracy and factual representation in any public reporting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sarbox requires third-party audits of public company internal controls, and it created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to regulate public accounting firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As a carpenter, Southside wasn’t allowed to work for the larger construction firms that offered steady pay on long-term projects, given that he couldn’t join a labor union.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The firmer reading was led by higher diesel fuel prices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Managements are becoming more confident on demand and capacity expansion through 2027, while global chipmakers are providing firmer growth guidance, improving earnings visibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“A firmer USD can be a headwind for Asian FX,” they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Carmarthenshire MP Ann Davies wants "firmer action taken" against those who "constantly pollute the river".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then his mother’s voice became firmer than firm, and that was followed by more silence.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday delivered his firmest statement to date of his determination to tame inflation, and the clearest explanation of how he thinks the Fed should get there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The good news, Parsons said, is the foundation he and majority owners Bob Iger and Willow Bay have built is the firmest in the team’s short, dysfunctional history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Intel looks to be “on its firmest footing in years,” Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg said in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
“It’s probably the firmest evidence yet that this planet has an atmosphere,” said Ian Crossfield, an astronomer at the University of Kansas who studies exoplanets and was not involved with the research.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
In her gentlest but firmest way, she gathered up the surviving demons and set them in work crews to clearing the mounds from which people were calling.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
Oil rose while Asian equities firmed Monday as a surge in artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped offset uncertainty over US-Iran talks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
But as Aronimink firmed up on a hot day, the players at the top of the leaderboard struggled to match those numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
He said industry guidance had been "firmed up".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Solid job gains and low unemployment would be seen by a majority of Fed officials as further evidence that the labor market has firmed.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Remembering La Llorona’s warning, I firmed up my resolve.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Oil’s retreat overshadowed a firming of August consumer prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The report suggests the labor market is firming across multiple sectors after near-zero job growth last year, despite more recent concerns about rising energy prices that have driven consumer sentiment to a record low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Our organization’s modeling for another Midwestern state, Indiana, estimates that new solar costs increase from $76.79 a megawatt-hour to $159.24 a megawatt-hour once firming costs to maintain reliability are included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Even peers like United Parcel Service, which reports earnings next week, are firming.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Push the sets well down into the ground and cover with soil, firming them with the feet or a roller.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
