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Today, small independent jihadist groups pose little threat across the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said it was increasing probation and community funding by £700m and making sure offenders who pose the greatest risk receive more face-to-face supervision.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A 2021 study by restoration experts warned of the "additional risks" that a trip lasting more than two hours would pose to the tapestry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The cost of a jumbo loan might be expected to be higher because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don’t guarantee them, and they pose a higher risk to lenders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
It speaks in differential, equations, and calculus is the tool that you need to pose and solve these differential equations.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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NEW YORK—New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said oil prices should eventually retreat and that inflation poses the larger risk to the Fed’s dual mandate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"But he has proven to be a great grass-court player and poses a lot of different questions to opponents."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Several studies, including one from the UC Cooperative Extension of Sonoma County, have shown that consuming produce in a fire-affected area poses minimal health risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Protesters say the estimated $4.6-billion luxury hotel development slated for construction in Zvernec poses a risk to the environment and to a nearby lagoon critical to migrating birds.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
They struck their poses, hips cocked, lips pursed, palms out in a talk-to-the-hand motion.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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So, on the day before the All-Star Game, I posed the overkill question to stars from the other teams in the NL West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
That is the question posed in “Speed,” a marvelously encyclopedic book by Vaclav Smil, an environmental scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan and French ambassador to the UK Helene Duchene posed for photos, as those travelling in the convoy shook hands with museum staff wearing hi-vis vests.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Despite the challenges posed to ranchers, wolves play an important role in managing the balance of an ecosystem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mädchen Two never accompanied us to the beach and rarely posed in any of the family photographs.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Last week, a 34-year-old Tehran-based startup entrepreneur who had long opposed the regime posted a picture of himself proudly posing in uniform after joining the military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
One of North Korea's best-known spies was Jeong Su-il, who entered South Korea in 1984 posing as Muhammed Kansu, a Filipino-Lebanese academic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The BBC, posing as a customer, sent a message to the person believed to be renting out the flat asking about its availability over this summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The temperatures were so hot in France that the lack of air conditioning in many parts of hospitals is posing a health risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
“The mommas and their cubs come out of their dens in the spring and head straight for the bay to start looking for food. After posing for the polar bear paparazzi, of course.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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