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“This proceeding was a heavy lift for everyone,” Commissioner Darcie L. Houck acknowledged during Thursday’s hearing, which was held in San Francisco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The key short-term counter measure he announced was to temporarily lift a ban on truck transports on Sundays and public holidays to help ease cargo bottlenecks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

His last one came in October 2023 after he won the World Cup and helped his Major League Soccer side lift the Leagues Cup for their first trophy.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The euro was flat against the dollar after reaching a seven-week high on Friday, and ING said Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data could lift the currency above $1.16.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Paw over paw, pull after pull, I move along the earth like a furred snake, too tired to lift my body out of the dirt.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

“It’s … come to life, die, come back to life, and died. Now our whole discography seems to be in a ‘high tide lifts all ships’ moment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Jefferies retains an underperform call on Bank of Queensland and lifts its price target by 0.7% to A$5.68/share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Trump boarded the presidential jet in full view of video cameras and photographers, with AFP pictures showing two supply containers on hydraulic lifts at the front and rear of the aircraft.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

A higher sustainable growth rate lifts the economy’s equilibrium interest rate, or what’s known as R*.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

He lifts the bottom of his shirt to wipe off the water that’s dripped down his chin, and I look away because it feels too intimate to see the bottom of his freckled stomach.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

About 2,000 Flores inhabitants evacuated as authorities issued an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

While a tsunami warning was initially issued - leading some 2,000 people to self-evacuate - it was lifted around three hours after the initial jolt, when no significant sea level rise was detected.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

A car being shipped by container must first be taken to a facility near a port, where it is loaded into a box and then lifted by crane onto a ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Puzzled, Gatwood lifted the big block and flipped it over to reveal it was a very large bust of a woman, weighing about 150 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Now that Jessica was gone, we all felt like a heavy weight had been lifted from our shoulders.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Sports data analysts at Opta have the Gunners as Premier League favourites, giving Arteta's side a 38% chance of lifting the trophy.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Nicholas Bednar and Max Sarinsky, came up with a few solutions that Congress could legislate without violating Slaughter, and I do think it’s worth lifting those up.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

He says he’s squatting more than 500 pounds and lifting 110-pound dumbbells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“ETF inflows extended to a fifth consecutive session, lifting total holdings to a six-week high and providing further evidence of renewed investor demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Jack reaches for me reflexively, lifting his arm as a barrier behind me; I flinch away from his touch.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day