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The FDA had to conduct epidemiological interviews, laboratory testing and traceback through a sprawling produce supply chain; Taco Bell could act on suspicion and pull an ingredient.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“That was my biggest thing. And I always go back to that because it’s not visual. So I’m able to pull emotions and color,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Executives said it is getting more business from upper- and middle-income consumers who are willing to spend more, even as low-income shoppers pull back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Shire horses are known for their height and their large stature means they are able to pull heavy weight, which is why they have been historically used as working horses on farms and for transport.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s only when we pull apart that reality sets in.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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In her household, she pulls in an annual income Forbes estimates at $7.5 million.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Repairs start with a digger light enough not to cause fresh damage, which pulls the bare peat back to a gentler slope and folds the vegetation over it.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
As family members mill about, Carter pulls them into the eye of his orbit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Josh pulls back the curtain to reveal what he saw inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at 3 a.m.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
She pulls her hand through her hair, which is just like Celia’s except shorter.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Now, three years after his death, his wife of 46 years and his business manager are on opposite sides of a legal fight that has pulled in executives, longtime family assistants and Buffett’s family members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In his absence, the documentarian created a digital avatar of the Tesla CEO and used statements pulled from decades worth of the entrepreneur’s interviews and public appearances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
So does this pledge suggest an element of panic that he pulled this policy out of his back pocket before many of his closest allies had been told about it?
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
By the time President Joe Biden pulled American forces out of Afghanistan, 20 years had passed.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
“The door will be open already, and she’ll get pulled in alongside them.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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On July 17, Taco Bell posted the corporate-crisis equivalent of pulling up a chair.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
"If there's ever a candidate that I feel is worth voting for, I'll vote the direction I feel my morals are pulling me," said Pemberton.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The technological leap AI promises “can result in investors pulling forward the value of future growth and overcoming macro headwinds.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Uganda is pulling out of the Invictus Games, a sports event for wounded military veterans run by the Duke of Sussex, only two months after the country said it would join.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I drew in my breath, pulling my foot out.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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