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"As prime minister, it's my duty to represent all Hungarians, and we have sensitive issues, such as the situation of sexual minorities."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
She is an independent crossbench peer, meaning she does not represent any political party.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
China’s exports of rare earths, power equipment, printed circuit boards, optical transceiver and mature-node semiconductors represent over 50% of global market share in their respective segments, GS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“The ornamentation and the craftsmanship represent a bygone era.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
By around 300 BC the Babylonians had started using two slanted wedges to represent an empty space, an empty column on the abacus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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For Messing and his colleagues, the approval represents the culmination of more than 30 years of research, beginning with basic investigations into brain cell biology and eventually leading to a treatment for patients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm, reported a medical-loss ratio of 88.4%, a closely watched number that represents the share of premiums spent on medical costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Y axis represents the trade exposure to AI.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Omar is the first Somali-American elected to the US House of Representatives and she represents a district in the Minneapolis area.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The inside of the circle represents the “bucket.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Jimmy Doan, a personal-injury attorney and CEO of the Doan Law Firm who has represented clients in theme-park-related cases, described the accident as “very unusual.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
These qubits represented the gauge fields in the theoretical model.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Witherspoon launched Hello Sunshine in 2016 to "change the narrative for women" and how they were represented in the media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
“No respectable agency and no respectable attorney would have represented her,” Shulman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Let’s say each of his asks is represented by one of these rocks.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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"This is not the first time that there are no ambassadors, in Greece or other countries in Europe, representing the US or other states for some months," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“If ICE has a legitimate operational reason to keep somebody’s property, it needs to identify it,” said Craig Martin, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Jamie Mejarus, the civil attorney representing five surrogates suing Xuan and Zhang for fraud, has alleged in court filings that the couple also presented an attorney of their choosing to the mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
But a union representing shopworkers warned that the retailer could fall into administration if others buyers are found, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The basic unit of measure in the solar system is the Astronomical Unit, or AU, representing the distance from the Sun to the Earth.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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