return
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The Sky Blues are expected to complete the deal before their Premier League return against Arsenal on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The copper-rich southern African country has a long record of transferring power through the ballot box, with every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 achieved through elections.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Participants rated sycophantic AI responses significantly higher in quality and, after interacting with a more obsequious model, said they were more likely to return to the AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Cassidy also warned that requiring families to return repeatedly increases the chance children will miss doses, leaving them — and others — vulnerable to preventable illnesses.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
So let us return now to the other side of the river at the moment when Handsome reached Duane.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Simon Belsham, Hargreaves Lansdown's chief client officer, says doing nothing might be easy but "often leads to poor returns".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are weighted by market value, and outsize gains from a handful of superstar companies continue to drive returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"If war returns to Marib, where would I flee?" he asked.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
If Donald returns, it would impact Rams roster decisions and also have possible implications for players that are in the final years of their rookie contracts and eligible for extensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The shop slowly returns to normal and the mess gets cleaned up, but I can still feel people glancing over their shoulders to look at me.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
When Báez returned from his hiatus, he was an entirely different player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Japan also has experience in bringing back samples from space, including JAXA's unmanned Hayabusa-2 which returned 5.4 grams of rock and dust collected from an asteroid several hundred million kilometres from Earth in 2020.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Early in the fourth quarter, Smith returned a punt 40 yards to the Chiefs’ 23.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Rescuers were alerted after the jet ski was not returned at the agreed time.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The clerk has returned; I can see her carrying in a shopping bag and placing it under her desk.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
More devastatingly, he feels the commercialisation of the initiative overshadowed the deep, psychological work that is desperately needed for locals as well as "returning" members of the diaspora.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The box office generally slows during the second half of August as kids start returning to school, but right now business remains extremely strong," said industry analyst David A. Gross.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
But those who are returning look little like the ones in the pictures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Shohei Ohtani threw 34 pitches off a bullpen mound before Friday’s game against Milwaukee as the Dodgers’ star works toward returning to the rotation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
This is a sign that the hazmats are returning.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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