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However, a more generous package of help would have been hard to pull off.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Indigenous tribes without federal recognition fiercely opposed a bill that would treat tribes with and without federal recognition differently during land development disputes, prompting the author to pull it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But the U.S. needs help from allies to pull off the turnaround, The Wall Street Journal’s Timothy W. Martin writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Over long periods, its spin has gradually slowed, partly because of friction associated with ocean tides generated by the Moon's gravitational pull.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
I pull a folder labeled “Around the World” from the middle of the box and flip it open.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The company gets about $30 whenever a lender pulls your credit, or $60 for a couple.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Somerset House on the Strand also featured as St Petersburg in GoldenEye and was also the location in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies where Bond pulls up for a meeting with M.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In the future, I hope Apple pulls more of the iPad’s productivity features into the Duo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
As it pulls away, it stops at the edge of the highway and the driver gets out to pull a cover over the cargo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He grabs his shirt from the side of the pool and pulls it on.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Gold settled higher as oil futures pulled back with the market focusing on diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
As Healey strove to prove his fiscally sound credentials, there wasn't even the customary rabbit pulled out of the hat, the end-of-speech sweetener.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
In February, Amazon pulled Blue Jay, a multiarm system it had unveiled four months earlier, from its operations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
China overtook Japan as the world’s top auto exporter in 2023 by shipping inexpensive cars to Russia after Western producers pulled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Her complexion is so absorbing, it’s impossible not to be pulled into its orbit.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Slavich’s footage shows the apex predator pulling within a couple of feet of the kayak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
While some analysts have suggested that Harley would be better off pulling the plug, the company has invested heavily in the spinoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
UWM is pulling both scores and says it uses whichever one is better for the borrower.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
It allows him to keep pulling those marionette strings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Then his arms were around me too, pulling me tight against him.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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