mount
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Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The deal is also raising alarms within the industry about whether a new Venezuelan government could mount a successful legal challenge, and whether it might undercut new entrants’ confidence in making investments, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The film hits its predictable highs and lows as the mismatched Owen and Emily get closer and romantic complications mount.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Strategists say the stock has further to go as threats from artificial intelligence mount.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
I wrenched backward and fell from my mount on the opposite side.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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The paragliders, which have a range of up to 200 miles, can carry body armour, night vision equipment and weapon mounts.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Her disclosure came as speculation mounts over her political future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Discovery to as late as next June as David Ellison’s media company mounts its defense to the antitrust challenge brought by California Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
I note that, in the interests of refinement, the base 2.5-liter inline-four is equipped with semiactive engine mounts with electronic damping control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
They spurred their mounts toward the knight in the cobalt armor.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Roath has mounted a “future-oriented” campaign with support from prominent progressive activists.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The pupils had been asked to hand over their phones, placing them in a dedicated numbered storage unit mounted on the classroom wall.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
My brothers were particularly fond of one wooden ewe mounted on wheels, which gave her the jaunty appearance of a sheep who had recently discovered skateboarding.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Also, this specimen, borrowed from the Ducati North America’s press fleet, was a rolling showroom of touring/overlanding accessories, notably the two aluminum cargo boxes mounted pannier-style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
We walked our bikes out of the woods and mounted them, ready to ride the rest of the way.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Multiple large and small businesses have spoken to the paper saying they are "demanding lower fees or moving work in-house", mounting pressure on the "Big Four" consulting firms: KPMG, Deloitte, EY and PwC.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“The familiar concern is fiscal stability: mounting debt may become unsustainable and end in implicit or explicit default. I ask a different question,” he writes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Black’s fury with Harris had been mounting even before Ganieva’s tweets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
LAX’s long-awaited Skylink train is 99% complete yet faces mounting uncertainty, as bond ratings sink into junk territory and looming 2026 deadlines raise the specter of default and termination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
I pressed him, “What about strategy? A plan? Shouldn’t we be mounting an attack now? While it’s dark?”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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