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[reed] / rid /




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She embraced her mother, trainer and manager in the ring as 'Celebration' rang around Croke Park before the inevitable result was read out.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The tell-like-it-is prose of Swanson is refreshing and appreciating to read.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

And while I understand not wanting to give fashion gatekeepers the benefit of the doubt, it’s positively stupefying to me that anyone could read that and think, “This is a huge mistake.”

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

“That was a funny part I laughed at,” he noted — but he still had to read them, just in case any seemed legitimate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

The envelope read: "To the Honorable Don Sancho Panza, Governor of Barataria Island, in his own hands or in the hands of his secretary."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

By showing in molecular detail how RNA polymerase reads and transcribes non-natural DNA letters, the new research provides an important foundation for technologies built around expanded genetic codes.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

He pointed to the sign at the front of his bus that reads, “Your driver is: the ambition to excel.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"PM tried to calm bond markets as sell-off threatens first budget" reads the Guardian, which says Chancellor John Healey is facing the prospect of "sharply reduced" spending power after a "days-long sell-off of government bonds".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The entire advisory reads like the script for a dystopian sci-fi film describing a chaotic, violent failed state run by criminal gangs.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

As if it reads my mind, the word Sacrifice flashes across the Collective’s subliminal ceiling.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

In reading Mirjam Swanson’s take on USC’s game versus San Jose Staté it kind of makes you feel like we shouldn’t even play the rest of the season because the defense is gonna be terrible.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

There is evidence suggesting that physical activity offered during the school day is associated with better reading outcomes for third graders, especially in the lowest-income schools.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Investors were cautious because a weak reading could further reduce rate-hike prospects while a strong reading would increase them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Paloma Lima, a 29-year-old influencer and fan of Russian literature, told AFP that young TikTok users came to her YouTube channel after reading "White Nights."

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The priest also explains that “he indicated many instances in which he had tried to find out what she was reading and she had refused to show him the title of the book.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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