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While exports of crude from the Middle East have been returning to near pre-war levels in recent weeks, the situation for fuels such as diesel remains tight due to refineries being damaged during the conflict.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Plus, the young traders cashing in on prediction markets, and how a Boeing 737 MAX survived a nosedive near the speed of sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The welcome screen at the ticket kiosks noted a “fare adjustment,” with no further information, and no signage appeared anywhere near the main entrance or inside the train depot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
All 43 games have been near capacity at Wembley, Twickenham and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
He installed a buzzer near the top of the stairs—loud enough to be heard all over the house but not outside.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
They resumed digging at a sprawling and decaying property, shifting the focus from a battered greenhouse that was the center of attention Tuesday to an area nearer a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
As the businesses accelerated, a loss-of-control moment seemed nearer than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Does he return when the general election is nearer?
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
We may also eventually receive light from some galaxies located even farther away, provided that the light began traveling toward us when the galaxies were nearer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Her breath grew shorter as the footsteps drew nearer, louder.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The nearest state hospital, a 100-bed facility in Birsa, is about 70km away.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Along irregular coastlines and on small islands, the nearest grid cells are chosen to match the shape of the coastline or island, but no cells are further than 7km away.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Suddenly in need of medical attention, he and his dog have no choice but to hike 58 miles through forests and across rivers to the nearest road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The air traffic controller tried to direct the pilot to the nearest airport — Paso Robles, about 60 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jack shouted, grabbing May’s hand and running toward the nearest tree.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
As the legislative session nears its end, Newsom’s staff and lawmakers have been negotiating behind closed doors on a deal to limit utilities’ wildfire liabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Latest forecasts from the Met Office suggest that these temperature anomalies could exceed 3C later this year as El Niño nears its peak.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the war nears its six-month point, the president says he would unleash the “most crushing economic operation ever taken.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"However, as the vessel nears completion, we face an inevitable gap in workload while we work with the Scottish government to make the relevant preparations to enable us to proceed with contract negotiations," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The doors of the court are closed as the camera nears it.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
The dollar pulled back from multi-month highs in the last session, buoying bitcoin, which neared $86,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
More than 130 people were on board the MV June Aster when the blaze erupted on Wednesday as it neared its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron, after departing from Manila.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
As we neared the lagoon, a black-winged stilt flew alongside the car, trailing its legs behind it.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 on Saturday, as rescuers scoured deep, leg-sucking mud for survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The girls kept marveling at the sight as we neared the gate.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Exports from the Persian Gulf have been growing strongly over the past week, with some estimates putting the flows nearing levels before the U.S.-Iran conflict, ANZ Research analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Anthropic is nearing its IPO and investors should watch this exchange-traded fund to gauge market sentiment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
It all points to the suggestion that the long-awaited decision of the independent panel was not a case of this process nearing an end, but perhaps instead reaching the end of the beginning.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
With the deadline for mailing out millions of California ballots nearing, Los Angeles County’s top election official welcomed the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
They were nearing a small, neat stone house set in its own garden.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
