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“To put it more precisely: a Zacharia is about .4 of a Scaramucci,” Anna Bower, a senior editor at Lawfare, posted on Blue Sky.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
I taped over pictures of myself and put away anything with personal information, so that Tau Robotics’ bipedal robots wouldn’t collect any identifying data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Having a baby at that age is quite rare, to put it lightly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
"The Commission must have concluded that the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses put up by Manchester City were poor," Maguire said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It’s not selfish to put your priorities first, Lexie.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
According to Mundo, hospital culture puts pressure on doctors to “move the meat.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tech that puts a key to sleep while motionless is one option, he says, so thieves cannot hack into it.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
He puts Karym and Ural through their routine three to four times a week, with each session lasting an hour.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“They’re what human beings might have been had we returned to the sea,” as one researcher puts it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Colin adjusts his cap, retrieves the LDV armband from his pocket, and puts it on.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
“I’m not putting her in the game to rebound,” said Kara Lawson, Reese’s head coach for the U.S. women’s basketball team, which won this summer’s World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It returned to the sink and began putting plates and cups in at a faster pace.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Taking in villages and towns surrounding Exmoor National Park, the event offers walks, talks and shows - putting the dark, clear, night sky into full focus.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"A law that was justified as protecting children's welfare is putting precisely those children under pressure at school," the group said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Right after supper, while Papa was putting some coal oil in the lantern, I went to the tool shed and got a pick and shovel.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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