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“You can see the difference on the street. Today, many shops are open, and people are walking around. It’s not quite back to normal, but it’s getting there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Schengen Area is a system of open borders spanning 29 European countries that have abolished controls at their common borders.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
"But when you come down, come and be safe. Swim near an open lifeguard tower, check in with that lifeguard for current ocean conditions and what's going on in that area as far as hazards."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
If sold out, join the waitlist, which is updated regularly as new spots open up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Trey led me to his elisi’s vintage golden minivan, parked in one of the stalls, and pressed the button to open the trunk.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
And it just so happens that major league owners could still be locking out players by the time the Irvine team opens play next May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The new trailer opens with award-winning actress Lynch as Jumoke, the mother of Zélie, played by South African actress Thuso Mbedu.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Once or twice a year a movie opens big and then plays for weeks and weeks... 'The Odyssey' is showing that kind of holding power, and Christopher Nolan has done it before," said Gross.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Ms. Aviv opens her book by describing her own mother’s longing to become a writer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I start down the steps and finally the door opens.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Senate opened debate this week on the late South Carolina senator’s legacy legislation—the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act—by an overwhelming 86–12 vote.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Keith Jeffries, who was the federal security director for TSA at LAX when the private terminal opened, called it a “tremendous” security asset because celebrities can avoid chaotic scrums of fans and paparazzi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Americans were buying their milk in stores now—which was why George Wood’s grandson, Grahame Wood, opened one in Folsom, Pa., in 1964.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I was in Tangier, where I was working. I woke up in the morning and heard that Ceuta had opened," Zahra told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
And then one morning, as unexpectedly as the stroke had come, her eyes opened and she looked around her.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
He said: "As a kid, you start opening gates, feeding lambs at lambing time and you get a bit more involved until eventually you're driving tractors, shearing sheep and all the rest of it."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Among enrollees with HSAs, employer contributions were the most commonly cited reason for opening an account, followed by saving for future healthcare expenses, according to the EBRI/Greenwald findings.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Citadel landed on a deal just before the opening of trading Thursday morning, agreeing to buy the vast majority of Situational’s public stock portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp has called for the opening of talks with UniCredit regarding the German bank's future, deeming a "constructive dialogue" necessary after the Italian group secured nearly half of the voting rights.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Aunt J shows us her feed, an endless stream of videos and pictures of Black protesters in action, refusing to let the hate group stall or stop the opening.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
