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Now Macklemore, who hasn’t had a major hit since the 2010s, is relevant again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
FFRDCs are government-funded, privately operated research centers that include private, non-profit think tanks and major research universities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: We evaluated costs from major auto insurers to find the cheapest car insurance for a variety of driving records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
In September, nearly all the major mortgage lenders in the UK announced increases in the cost of home loans.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But it would not be until the early 1940s that a major breakthrough would allow more efficient undersea explorations, discoveries, and excavations in the form of an invention by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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He has been aided by injuries to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who swept the majors in the past two seasons, but a strengthened mentality and dedication to fitness has also helped.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sinner and Alcaraz swept the board between them at the majors in 2024 and 2025 - and Zverev has taken full advantage against the rest of the field in their absences.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
At least six deaf men have played in the majors since Hoy, but Pride is just the second to do so in the last 112 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Jeremy Schifeling, who leads training sessions at college career centers, says a lot of students make the mistake of picking tech majors they are ill-suited for and drop out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The majors confronted like wispy chickens; it was very strange.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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“It’s sort of like saying you majored in Excel,” Miscovich says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Since I am the first I feel a great responsibility to pave the way for other women athletes who love playing games as much as I do," said Park, who majored in taekwondo in college.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
After coming through the LTA system, Fery opted to go on a scholarship to Stanford University in California - a prestigious institution that specialises in research - and majored in science, technology and society.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
But AI wasn’t allowed for quizzes or exams testing memorized subjects, said the 22-year-old, who majored in business computer information systems.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
He majored in English history, which was a mistake.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Despite her patchy schooling, Steinem received a scholarship to Smith College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa after majoring in government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
While studying in an NYU library, he met Sarah Fryer, who was majoring in psychology and biology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Madison Everlith is a rising senior at Pace University in New York City, majoring in women and gender studies, along with peace and justice studies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
He walked onto the team at Texas A&M, majoring in business finance, planning to stick around campus long enough to earn a master’s degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
There, he annoyed his advisors by majoring in English despite his obvious brilliance in math and science.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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