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“I hope they put those people who killed him in prison for many years,” he said with disgust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
If there was a “gang” put together to solve a problem, he wanted in on the action, whatever it was.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
"He's put in great numbers, but the perception in France and abroad is that he's a player who is detrimental to the collective," adds Entwistle.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Not long after he put his Beverly Hills manse on the market, Bloom snapped up a much larger dwelling in nearby Montecito, Calif., for $11.25 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
I didn’t know how else to put it, so I just said it outright.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Documents in the files revealed his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, had a plan in 2013 "to buy a prince", as Andriesz puts it, and exploit Andrew's contacts with wealthy individuals and sovereign institutions.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
That per-share price puts the deal’s valuation at more than $2 billion, based on TriCo’s estimated 31.9 million shares outstanding, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“He just gets the ball, he’s on the rubber, he puts the hitter on defense from the get-go before they’ve even seen a pitch. And that’s something that not everybody can do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
That puts the U.S. far ahead of other countries, as the chart below shows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
He puts a compress bandage directly over the wound and pulls Phineas's nightcap down tightly over it.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Dozens of legislators, staff and agency personnel have already been briefed on the latest research, and Boerner said she’s putting together a working group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Charles Schwab recently warned investors against putting money in companies making growth promises pushed out far into the future.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Her higher monthly bill means putting away less for her children’s college education and pausing family vacations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In April this year it even started putting products' Yuka scores on its online shopping site.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He wished he’d taken the time to braid his hair, though, rather than putting it up.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
