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Current satellite images, however, point to “more extensive damage at multiple points, potentially leading to a longer restart timeline,” Shah said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The yield on the 30-year bond fell 0.027 percentage point to 5.327%, but still finished with its third highest close of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s not that you ever really needed to know what happens inside of your dishwasher, but the point is that now you can know.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Three years later, it's hard to believe VR just keeps getting more expensive when the Quest 3 felt like a turning point.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Mom doesn’t really see the point of these summer track invitationals.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Current satellite images, however, point to “more extensive damage at multiple points, potentially leading to a longer restart timeline,” Shah said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The S&P 500 lost 37 points, or 0.48%, to 7619.98 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 146.62 points, or 0.56%, to 26186.41.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Standard deviation is a measure of how spread out data points are around the average.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
And the bad news for the chasing pack is that just two clubs have won the Premier League having been five or more points behind after four games.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Searching for a way to distract me, Theo sits back down and points to the stack of files on the floor.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Pink also pointed out that in 2014, Macklemore performed his same-sex anthem Same Love at the Grammys, while a mass wedding ceremony saw 33 LGBTQ+ couples get married on stage.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
She pointed to the political rivals Alex Claremont-Diaz and young Prince Henry from the popular novel and film “Red, White & Royal Blue.”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
When a photographer pointed out the model to the leaders, Carney quipped that “we didn’t notice it because of the advanced stealth characteristics” of the vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Pozar also pointed to his concerns about data extraction after reports about Kenya-based workers who reviewed graphic content captured by Meta's AI glasses.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Aunt Fanny pointed her cane in various directions.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Instead, look at a Dollar General DG 3.84%increase; green up pointing triangle in Dayton, Ohio, or Lubbock, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Tokyo’s Nikkei was dragged by a more than 10% fall for prominent OpenAI-backer SoftBank Group 9984 -10.72%decrease; down pointing triangle .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
By July 16, federal officials had identified 1,644 illnesses among people who reported eating at the chain, with ingredient-level analysis strongly pointing to iceberg lettuce.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
However, it also noted that periods of heavy rain or drought could indirectly affect fault zones, pointing to a study that suggested that rates of micro-quakes may undergo small variations related to rainfall patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“That one,” she said, pointing to the second button down.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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