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The issue of unrealized losses at banks came to a head after the run on Silicon Valley Bank in 2023.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
But other consolidation attempts among Italian banks have run aground on shareholder opposition and execution snarls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
And he hasn’t even run in the race he always wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
His war with Iran unintentionally set off a scramble for renewable energy sources, which promise to be cheaper in the long run and available on a faster timescale than many initially anticipated.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Afterward, Dad told me to get the ladder, and we’d ride down to school to run the rope back up the bell tower.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Another horde, the Reapers, runs around shirtless to show off their thick black tattoos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
His well-timed runs and stature made him a force in the air to convert crosses.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I’m fairly certain we’re the only platform that runs every frontier model.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The aim is to "save time and money and natusre", said Ulla Rosenstrom, Marine Environment Director of the John Nurminen Foundation, which runs the project along with the Finnish authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
I’ve just registered the “we” in his statement when he runs through the doorway, a stack of mail in one hand and Lisa-Marie Anne’s waist in the other.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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"We ran for our lives and spent more than 48 hours on a hill before help finally arrived."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Jahmell said he ran to the back of the building, and realised his grandmother was trapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He ran a lumber and millwork business in the city and used the country place mostly for hunting and gatherings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Gorakh Khatka, an engineer who had been in the Shanti Bazar area near the epicentre of the disaster, ran for his life.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
I tried to walk normally despite the thrill that ran down my spine.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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In some cases, the unions are working alongside companies building data centers and running artificial-intelligence models in their advocacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In the months that followed, Snead swung trades for All-Pro defensive end Von Miller and running back Sony Michel, a former first-rounder, by giving up four more draft picks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He completed five of 10 passes for 31 yards, including an eight-yard touchdown pass to running back Dean Connors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
On Thursday, the Rams traded second-year running back Jarquez Hunter to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Atwell, the team announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mutti was running at him, clapping her hands and shouting at him, but the dog would not be put off, would not go away.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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