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Volvo Autonomous Solutions said it plans to roll out 300 autonomous trucks with Aurora and Waabi, another autonomous-trucking company, by the end of 2027 that would run in Texas and Oklahoma.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
"You know, like I said in my homily the other day, he's from the South Side, so he's tough... and I think he'll roll forward."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
These are some of the reasons my performance-auditing firm each year updates an investment newsletter honor roll of monitored investment newsletters that have produced above-average performance in both up and down markets.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Have you had enough of the mayor you know, and are you ready to roll the dice on someone you don’t?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
I roll my eyes and lean my head back against the locker door.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Investigators found that the red date cake and the corn sausage rolls had lead levels of 1052mg/kg and 1340mg/kg respectively, both of which far exceed the national food safety standard limit of 0.5mg/kg.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Election rolls are routinely updated to reflect deaths, address changes and newly eligible voters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The row centres over a mammoth exercise to update electoral rolls nationwide - the commission has said it's a routine exercise to weed out dead, duplicate or ineligible voters.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
About 130 million names have been deleted from India’s final or preliminary voter rolls in a sweeping cleanup program by the country’s election authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
We had not eaten since the rolls and water at dawn.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Another debutant, Jasmin Strange - one of two heritage players not born in England - also bagged her first try, before Rowe rolled over her second.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
However, Bass later rolled back the directive in some areas, including single-family parcels, historic districts and very high fire severity zones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Last month, the government rolled out austerity measures to conserve fuel, including a ban on official foreign travel, and mandated early market closures, as well as a new fuel subsidy for low-income groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The pandemic home-buying frenzy really helped them, he said: They received $80,000 over the asking price for their previous home, which they rolled into the new home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
I was giddy, riding in a motorcar, windows rolled down.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The plot gets rolling once Ken and Ryu both enter the second World Warrior Tournament, the first since 1987, which Ryu won.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Now the Leicester Square cult cinema has secured the new lease with no break clause, offering it security so the "projectors will keep rolling for years to come".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
So declares the Cato Institute’s Scott Lincicome upon rolling out a new dashboard showing that, since June last year, the U.S. has taken equity stakes in 35 companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The renewed hostilities come as Saudi Arabia has been battling an economic slowdown and rolling back some of its flashier investments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Feeling about as smart as Old Trapper Dan himself, I said, “Come on, Rowdy, I think the money will start rolling in now.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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