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[reed] / rid /




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The episode was "a good reminder that you can't believe everything you read on the internet," Talarico said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I think we could feel it when we first read the script."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Japan’s September trade figures, due Wednesday, will provide another read on regional demand, before nationwide consumer price data on Friday turns attention to the Bank of Japan’s policy outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Zacharia read a bunch of lies off a written statement, smiled at us and got out of there.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

As he read, a branch of golden leaves steadily slapped the window above his head.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

“Palmdale” is amazing and it reads like you too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Similarly, the headline on the front page of the Sunday People reads: "Killed in tiger horror".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

When not lobbying reporters or working on his case, he reads the news and takes walks, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A structure called the ribosome then reads the RNA sequence three letters at a time.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

His breath rattles in and out as he reads Mr. Fabian’s note.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

“We’d been reading a lot of complaints about how people are fired in Silicon Valley and just treated like garbage,” Robert said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

During her debut at the White House podium on Tuesday, Zacharia spoke in a stilted cadence while reading out a list of Trump’s accomplishments and discussing her excitement for the job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Investors should also resist reading it as a promise of 40% lower costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

After reading the weird A.I. translation, a Bengali speaker said it would make them question whether they could trust the clinic—or the doctor who handed it to them—at all.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s my reading chair now, but before that, it was our bedtime chair.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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