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[furm] / fɜrm /






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Kismet Kebabs were fined £500,000 in court and ordered to pay £259,298 costs, as Judge Huw Rees said the firm had engaged in "considerable dishonesty" over a prolonged period of time.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The Summit, N.J.-based firm last year bought Grain LNG, the operator of a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal near London, alongside another investor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

According to the researchers, the material outperformed commercially available hemostatic agents, achieving an adhesive strength greater than '40kPa,' which is strong enough to withstand firm hand pressure.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

John Murphy, founder of advisory firm Murphy Automotive Partners and a former industry analyst at BofA Securities, sees hybrid power trains gaining ground over both pure EVs and internal-combustion-engine vehicles.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

To prove it, he recited the first lines of a poem that Penelope had begun teaching the children after their interest in birds had taken a firm hold.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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