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[mount] / maʊnt /




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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

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

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

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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