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Over the past two weeks, Cornell University has faced a very public and very courageous rebellion, similar to the one Cassie attempts to mount in “Promising Young Woman.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
City have until Friday to mount an appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The S&P 500 was trading only marginally below its record highs on Friday, as stocks brushed off early weakness to mount a late-day comeback.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026
Brent crude futures rose 1.8% to $107.59 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate gained 1.9% to $103.30 a barrel, as concerns over Middle East crude supplies continued to mount.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
When the place where he’d hoped to mount the show falls through, he decides to hang the paintings right in their apartment.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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The changes come as pressure mounts on tech companies from governments and regulators to change the way they operate in order to better protect children using their platforms.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Apple is closing in on a major milestone as excitement mounts for the company’s new iPhones and artificial-intelligence strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her disclosure came as speculation mounts over her political future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The strategy had limited success early in the conflict, but it might show better results as the toll on Iran mounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
On Washburn’s command, the Fourth Massachusetts trot their mounts forward.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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Romania said it had mounted a rescue mission after "a fire on the ship Royad Mammadov" outside the country's territorial waters.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Attempts to unionize the talent were mounted in the 1980s, first by hoo-rah heel Sgt.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Much of this evidence came from SuperCam, an instrument mounted high on Perseverance's mast.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
We were sitting at a wooden table near the bar at the far end of Bukowski Grill, a kitschy American-style steakhouse, with faux deer heads mounted on the walls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Natalie couldn’t check the rain and wind gauges she had mounted outside her boarded-up bedroom window either.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Still, as the war in Iran drags on, cost burdens are mounting for manufacturers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
This, coupled with mounting human pressures, suggests that climate change is emerging as another major threat to the region's already vulnerable biodiversity.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Under mounting pressure, he agreed to pay restitution of $157,000 and stop pitching the product.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"While it's still mainly driven by energy prices, broader inflationary pressures are mounting as energy prices are expected to stay elevated."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
With mounting terror, Taran cast desperately about in his mind for some means of saving his companions.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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