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Yet executives repeatedly urged Aardman to give him a voice, when the first TV series launched and the first feature film was made in 2015.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
That’s how Bruce Feiler, author of “A Time to Gather” and other books, spells out the three factors that give life meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
I share this not to publicly flog myself for another travel faux pas but to give you hope or prompt you to broaden your search.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s hard to stay with him because you’re constantly reminded that your relationship does not come first for him, and that there are others who can give you things that he cannot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I can give you another job of less responsibility and more suited to you, if you wish."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
“Melanie gives Reese Witherspoon in ‘Election,’ like, ‘I will do whatever I have to do for the part,’ and I recognized that in myself as a kid.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Bobby Forbes, the recently departed chair of the UK Youth Parliament's Youth Select Committee, which works with officials in Westminster, said it gives teenagers "a direct way to scrutinise government and hold decision-makers to account".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“It gives me goosebumps that people can still find something in common and work together,” McCarthy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A number of the major players have a pricing model that gives customers a license to use cybersecurity products and services up until a contracted value.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
At one low point, she is so destitute that she walks into a pawn shop—a store that gives money in exchange for valuables—and pawns her Medal of Freedom.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"They brought me up and gave me values," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The flashy e-commerce company gave many employees their first taste of startup culture—and the experience they needed to start their own companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The job funded her first solo apartment in MacArthur Park, but an insurance payout from a totaled car ultimately gave her the financial runway to leave sales behind and focus solely on music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Powhatans welcomed the English and gave them food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I gave it a few seconds, but no dots appeared.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Many people know at least the outlines of the case given its gruesomeness.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The test subjects—patients diagnosed with a rare brain disease called frontotemporal dementia, or FTD—sat in a room with a chair and a television and each was given headphones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They are more focused on the perceived under performance of so many players given the 12 games out of 17 that were won under the 45-year-old over the second half of last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Maria Eriksdotter has participated as a consultant in one-off meetings with BioArctic AB, Roche, Eli Lilly, Biogen/Eisai and Novo Nordisk, and has given lectures at symposia sponsored by Roche and BioArctic/Eisai.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Too late I realize my mistake: In the newspaper where his death was announced, Mrs. Dannenberg’s son was listed by his given name, Charles.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Roman was built around a five-year primary mission and a five-year extended mission, giving it a total fuel budget intended to support 10 years of operations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Declining homebuying demand is giving buyers breathing room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Support for the actress was swift online, with many calling out Sneider for, as they saw it, “threatening” the actress for not giving him her time.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
They also got one exact score - Arsenal's 2-0 win at Sunderland - but also managed four correct results, giving them a total of 40 points.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
With an odd sense of giving up an unwelcome burden, Torak handed her the ravenskin pouch, and she tied it to her belt.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
