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[moov] / muv /






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Others, including sleep scientists and doctors, have proposed making standard time permanent rather than daylight saving time, saying the move would be better for sleep cycles and reduce health risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Usyk said he wanted a "last dance" in boxing, which was expected to be at heavyweight, but Lapin says the Ukrainian is instead planning to move down a division.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

"As these trials move forward, individualized estimates, including the biomarker's prognostic value, could guide earlier treatment and monitoring decisions."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The move may signal that criminal charges are in the works — but the county has ways to fight back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

“The children are too tired to move on,” said Mutti.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

It refers to the mythical Slavic crone, Baba Yaga, who either gives heroes a boon or lures wayward children to a forest hut that moves around on bird legs.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Friday was month-end, which can trigger limited liquidity and exaggerated moves.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

That’s not to say clubs don’t make dramatic and surprising moves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

One particularly puzzling clue involved changes in the stars' radial velocity, which describes how quickly an object moves toward or away from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Autumn moves forward to help Lala, and she’s quickly followed by the rest of the crew.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The memo says Al-Hussaini temporarily moved in with his sister, Sarah Al-Hussaini, in early 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The arrangement unravelled in December 2020, when Tshisekedi moved to break Kabila's parliamentary dominance and build his own majority.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

She inherited a huge challenge, Shropshire-Maina said, but moved away from policies that criminalized homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

These simulations attempt to recreate how galaxies formed, how gas moved through them, and how radiation eventually transformed the hydrogen filling intergalactic space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Her hands moved at a normal pace sometimes, but at others, a blur.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

With high pressure showing little sign of moving away, this largely settled and dry weather pattern looks set to continue through early November, with little prospect of any significant rainfall.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

When I met her, she was thinking about moving back to a big city, such as Beijing or Shanghai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Now, moving to the apology is the next step," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Behind the public confidence, the military was moving troops off bases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The boy kept pointing at the puppets moving around the stage.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios


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