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Sales of the z17, the company’s flagship enterprise mainframe designed for the artificial-intelligence age, fell short of its expectations, in line with the previous investor warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Pending a change in regulation, this will be the end of the line for releases from the reserve, which is required by statute to maintain a minimum inventory of about 250 million barrels of oil.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Studios line up to showcase their best and newest offerings at Comic-Con, with dozens of panels to entertain fans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then, in his second, he worked a 2-2 count, before roping a curveball up the right-field line for a go-ahead two-run double.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I can’t lie—their products are top of the line.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
An unlikely coalition of supporters has lined up, from the libertarian Cato Institute to the Legal Aid Society to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Once your dates are prepped, lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Kerr had lined up as the sixth-fastest man in history over the mile with a British record personal best of 3:45.34.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Drawn to the iridescent glass, Saar lined the artifacts on the fence and encouraged her daughters to keep an eye out, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
After making ten birds, Sadako lined them up on the table beside the golden crane.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
Open my pantry and you’ll see a glorious sight of orange and pink packets lining the middle shelf.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
In recent weeks, lining up at petrol stations has become a staple of life in Russia -- a country where fuel had until now been readily available and far cheaper than in Europe.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
At the end of this process, private capital poured in, lining up the cranes and the hard hats.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
They are drawn by the promise of a more flexible schedule, a conviction in their own operational know-how and a desire to avoid grunt work that ends up lining the pockets of others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A silver lining in the very cloudy sky that is my life right now.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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