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There will likely have to be a package of provisions to solve the program’s insolvency issue.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 26, 2026
On the stump, Lahn says the key issue of his campaign is to “protect and preserve the culture of Iowa.”
From Slate β Oct. 26, 2026
Ahead of the visit, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali said his country would continue to champion the reparation issue "because slavery was the worst indignity to humankind".
From Barron's β Oct. 25, 2026
He kept his distance during the 2024 campaign and has occasionally, selectively, taken issue with the administration since Trump returned to office.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 25, 2026
During the match, Bobby didn’t issue any statements that were either anti-Semitic or anti-American—on the contrary, he appeared deeply patriotic and included many Jews among his friends, lawyers, and colleagues.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
On security issues, his differences with the prime minister would likely emerge in a distinct tone from the top.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 27, 2026
The main candidates sound similar notes on those core national security issues.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
Most recently, she helped Vega with permitting issues on the restaurant’s outdoor patio.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 26, 2026
Established booking platforms have spent years learning how to deal with such issues.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 26, 2026
The telescope addressed directly issues that were already under discussion; the microscope opened up new lines of enquiry whose relevance to current concerns was not obvious.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
A U.A.E. judge issued a freezing order on more than $700 million of proceeds from the sale of Russian energy by Soglayev’s opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
On Monday they issued a decisive early verdict.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across parts of Northern Ireland for this system which may be updated later on Sunday.
From BBC β Oct. 25, 2026
In coastal parts of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, the weather service issued flood advisories, a lower-level alert.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 25, 2026
The king waved one of his soldiers to come forth and issued a command in his ear.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The French responded by summoning Mr. Kushner to the Foreign Ministry and issuing a statement rejecting his accusation.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
The office’s work ranged from helping secure events like the Super Bowl to protecting chemical plants to issuing cybersecurity warnings to the private sector and the public.
From Salon β Oct. 26, 2026
The comments from Fernandes came in the wake of defender Lisandro Martinez issuing an apology following his controversial remarks criticising the club's hierarchy.
From BBC β Oct. 25, 2026
To cite a warning about shrinking water supply that experts in the West have been issuing for decades, “There is no soft landing.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 22, 2026
I saw mothers issuing out of doorways behind small coffins, screaming at the pall-bearers to return the dear corpse.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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