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This time, with the drive of a born iconoclast, Ford sheds plot even further — save the loose construct of three besties in search of their absent fourth.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 28, 2026
Here they plot the rise in the 30-year yield versus the S&P 500 and the energy component of the Bloomberg commodity index, on an impressive triple Y-axis.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 28, 2026
Austrian company TRA LEO GmbH & Co KG, which bought the plot, told AFP it had offered to support the creation of a memorial on the site.
From Barron's β Aug. 28, 2026
The military requested the seizure of the beach plot near Muskö base in Stockholm archipelago, citing "the threat from Russian drones and the ownership situation of the property".
From BBC β Aug. 25, 2026
“Trying to clock out your service hours early?” he asks, voice sly like he’s catching me in some plot.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
The chart below plots this mean-reverting tendency of earnings growth rates.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 29, 2026
This is especially true if you overlook the sillier production numbers and hacky plots and focus on the stars’ scenes together.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 25, 2026
They recorded every plant species identified across the meadow and tracked changes within permanent survey plots.
From Science Daily β Aug. 23, 2026
These writers freely borrowed plots, characters and rhetorical devices in the service of their own work.
From Salon β Aug. 23, 2026
She nudges both children to talk about what happens in school, to recount the plots of the books they read, and to discuss current events.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
In 2024, German political figures reacted angrily to a CNN report that Russia had plotted to kill the head of Germany's biggest arms company Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger.
From BBC β Aug. 21, 2026
In one hack that an OpenAI researcher called “a glimpse into the near future,” a team of agents banded together and plotted their attack for weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 8, 2026
Then, they plotted his pivot to ceasefire negotiations, on March 22, his acceptance of one on April 7, and his decision to focus on a memorandum of understanding on May 18.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 22, 2026
The startup—last valued at $5.5 billion in 2024 in a secondary tender offer led by General Atlantic and Stripes—has plotted out a cluster of new stores in China.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 23, 2026
The greatest of the Roman orators, Cicero was known for his long and carefully plotted sentences that did not reveal their full meaning until the very last word.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Back then, the Mayor of Manchester was still plotting his route to Westminister when he addressed the Alliance Party conference in March.
From BBC β Aug. 27, 2026
Earlier, the interior ministry said security agencies had arrested several suspects accused of plotting to interfere with the electoral system.
From Barron's β Aug. 14, 2026
A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it was announced on Thursday.
From BBC β Aug. 13, 2026
Seeking to deny Lavie mental health diversion, prosecutors said she was plotting behind bars and engaging in conduct very similar to the charged offenses.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 11, 2026
Colin had played with the Theorem so much that he knew from the numbers what it would look like, but he still went through the motions of plotting each point.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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