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With its price-to-forward-earnings multiple now back to its 2022 lows, bulls see a cheap stock and are expecting Netflix to find new levers to pull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Stevens chose to pull her switcheroo, yet El-Sayed has done a bunch of tactically questionable things that seem to have made that outcome more likely—and could make it more politically damaging, too.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
More broadly and despite victory, South Africa's problems against the short ball were laid bare again in the third Test when seven of their wickets came when playing the hook or pull.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
For someone like myself, who knows next to nothing about climbing, Krakauer powerfully elucidates the pull of a mountain like Everest and the trance-like state in which it ensnares its adversaries.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Cam dropped her hand to pull some bills from his pocket.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
We both sat down on the curb — we’re pondering how we’ve got ourselves into this impossible situation when a limo pulls up to the light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
This pulls BP down 2.4% and Shell 1.3% lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
But then Ell pulls up in his grandpa’s old green truck, the kind with the giant wheel wells and a single bench.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
He noted that Monday’s action was similar to the past month, with most of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors positive while tech “once again pulled the major indexes lower.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
On Sunday, Rep. Haley Stevens pulled a heel turn for the ages.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
Once a flag is pulled by a defender, the play is over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Unlucky not to get a penalty when his shirt was pulled by Timber.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
She reached into her pocket, pulled out the paper, and busily straightened it until it was legible to her.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The recent tech selloff serves a reminder that stockpickers can shine when concentrated indexes like the S&P 500 are pulling back.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Last week, Gen Muhoozi said Uganda had begun pulling out its troops and would hand over security responsibilities to Somali forces.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Home builders are pulling back on new projects because of the soaring costs of construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Another potential bonus would be a pulling forward of investment and M&A activity to beat a shift in policy in 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
They were not on the trail pulling a sled at ten miles an hour, so they didn't need full rations.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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