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The red dot disappeared from the map, only for another to pop up shorty after.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Hollywood actress and pop star founded the company with her mother five years ago, but now investors are claiming her 'abject dereliction of duties' has left the company in a 'state of financial difficulty'.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The news gave Reddit shares a pop ahead of the bell on Friday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A nostalgic pop culture podcast: Do you remember McGruff the Crime Dog?
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
But there was no sound except the hot, dry wind and the distant pop and crackle of fire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Because if you don’t, the data essentially controls you, shifting your stress in response to whatever number pops up today.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kris pops in a disc of “Camp Miasma’s” tawdry 2008 reboot, which cinematographer Eric Yue makes look as flat as the discounted DVD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It drives a lot of people nuts, but I don’t mind it, it’s quite entertaining, especially when the “injured” player realizes nobody cares and pops right up again, Lazarus-style, and rejoins the action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
She says "there's always something that pops up" that means she cannot get into the black, particularly around her young son's extra needs, which she willingly puts first.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Nate smiles a smile that says he thinks he’s already won, and pops the last of his third chicken skewer in his mouth.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Chinese-provided solar panels have popped up across the country, offering an unlikely bright spot for a power grid plagued by fuel shortages, crumbling infrastructure and near-daily blackouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Pizza popped up as often as pate on plates, while one caterer from La Reunion has won social media adulation for his gifts of cari, a spicy dish popular on the Indian Ocean island.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
John popped the question two years later, in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They popped up a swarm of short-lift attackers to map out Hugging Face’s network and took an astounding 17,000 actions during the hack, far more than a human would.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The tightening of the shoulders, the heating up of my already popped kernel.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Just a few miles away, a power plant fuels one of SpaceXAI's data centers, which are popping up all over Tennessee.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“If it went that far back, then there’s a good chance there will be more lifeguards popping up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
That’s when one was hastily put together, popping up with little to no detail about what it is or how it operates.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Gee, thanks—not much different than popping up after flopping on the soccer pitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
I say suddenly, an idea popping into my head.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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