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While HSA balances can be invested, 40% of account holders don’t invest those funds and keep the assets in cash — giving up the potential for growth, according to Fidelity Investments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
“You better pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep pushing forward.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Experts say Taco Bell’s secret sauce isn’t just one flavor — the brand has achieved cultural relevance, menu innovation and compelling value that keep customers coming back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The government is facing criticism over its plan to allow regional mayors to keep a share of income tax and business rates in England.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The ones in the race are determined to keep climbing, and the kids on the ground are cheering them on.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It was not a round that ever truly caught fire, despite featuring three birdies, but it keeps Hull firmly in contention.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A state can build all the cool beds it wants; if the formula deciding who gets one keeps failing the people standing in front of it, the beds don’t matter much.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Moua said he keeps getting calls from customers asking why they aren’t selling vegetables at the market, and he explains that it’s their water problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
It started years ago with America’s shale boom, and the contrast keeps getting larger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
There are many layers of tissue, bone, and skin to keep it protected from the outside, but there's also a "blood-brain barrier" that keeps out many substances circulating in the blood.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Mercer is one of millions of Americans going without health insurance after the ending of federal subsidies that kept their ACA premium bills down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“He kept our money, and left us with this huge mess,” Martha said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Woods led from the start in her home city, although Noemi Alphonse of Mauritius and Australia's Eliza Ault-Connell kept her honest over the first couple of laps.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Japan’s central bank kept monetary policy unchanged, though the BOJ’s governor signaled growing concerns about inflation overshooting its goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
I felt it spread to myself: how could one survive if one kept on feeling?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Just keeping the process going will require sustained diplomatic engagement and no sudden shocks that make meditation impossible.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
They may be less wild about another policy Resco de Dios favors: keeping undergrowth in check with more controlled burning, including in protected forests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The hair and makeup teams emphasize Wilde’s resemblance to those old school maneaters while keeping her look cutting-edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Having a prenuptial agreement — or, in this case, a postnuptial agreement — would be much preferable to relying on either your friend or her husband keeping their word after the other person dies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
When Maggie had realized that the Kanes were keeping her letters away from Elisha, she had packed up and arranged passage to go to him.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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