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Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm used by police, government agencies and others, disclosed a hack Friday that compromised usernames and email addresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"The evidence is too weak and uncertain to draw firm conclusions about the use of medical cannabis for insomnia," says Dr. Luis Garegnani, senior author from Universidad Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Smith, from Wolverhampton and who set up the firm in 1990 with a store in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, said he contacted the owners over the last three months but had no reply.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Juanita Vallejo, 40, of Edinburg, Texas, said she sees Hinojosa as an “empowered woman,” and likes her firm stances in support of public schools and curtailing data centers.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
She was firm, but pious, and persuaded the captain that she was not a witch.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Growth in export orders slowed among consumer and intermediate goods makers but accelerated for investment goods firms, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The October selloff hit just as firms were starting to recover from an earlier rout in July that crippled hedge fund Situational Awareness.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
The firms, along with Meta, are on track to spend more than $700 billion on capital investment this year, much of it on AI infrastructure, according to analyst estimates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Data earlier Monday showed manufacturing activity in October contracted at its fastest pace since late 2024, with the downturn in the sector prompting firms to lower their employment for a second consecutive month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Hastily, Root and Burnham conferred and chose five Chicago firms to join the effort, among them Adler & Sullivan.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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On these firmer surfaces, muscle cells grew in better alignment and generated stronger contractions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Fans were quick to complain on social media, saying Big Brother should have been firmer and El Mayer should have received a formal warning for his behaviour.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Smaller stocks fared even worse, hitting hopes that they were on a firmer path after gains earlier in the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
India’s factory sector ended the quarter on firmer ground as well, as stronger domestic and overseas demand lifted sales and production, said Pranjul Bhandari, chief India economist at HSBC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Then he would look ironically up at the sky, and take her arm with a firmer pressure, and they would walk on.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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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
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
But then there’s also the nagging feeling that Tøndel doesn’t have the firmest grasp on his own material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
“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
On the morrow Wat and the Dog Boy were the firmest of friends.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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Gold futures settled lower as the U.S. dollar firmed, yields rose and oil prices pared early losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“MAGS is on the verge of breaking out and looks quite positive here, with stocks like Apple, Alphabet, and Meta having all firmed up nicely in recent days,” said Fundstrat’s Newton.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Brookfield firmed its proposal after four weeks of exclusive due diligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
She took a few wobbly steps forward, then firmed up her stride.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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“I judge that additional firming of monetary policy will be necessary, and soon,” Musalem said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Oil’s retreat overshadowed a firming of August consumer prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Japan’s consumer inflation picked up last month, firming expectations that the next interest-rate hike is around the corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
Set them in firmly, by pressing down hard with the ball of the foot after firming by hand.
From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell
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