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A funeral director who failed to bury people and gave out wrong ashes has breached the trust of bereaved families "on an almost industrial scale", a court has heard.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A scale model by sculptor Adam Matejowski was installed on the site in 2024 as a preview of the giant monument.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“This partnership brings NBCUniversal’s world-class content and iconic franchises to YouTube’s unmatched scale and global platforms,” Mike Cavanagh, NBCUniversal’s chief, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
As robotaxis scale, cities and law enforcement agencies are cracking down on bad behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
An earthquake that rates a 5 on the scale is strong enough to be felt by everyone, rattling dishes and waking sleepers in their beds.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
“It will create a scaled media and entertainment company capable of competing with the tech companies that have come to dominate the industry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
But in September 2024 a deal, backed by the Scottish government, was agreed for Glasgow to host "a scaled back, but high-quality" event.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to co-CEO Daniel Roberts, Iren’s data-center footprint has scaled from 3 megawatts of self-built AI cloud capacity to 480 megawatts delivered this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
After a probe from the country's consumer protection agency, the channel scaled back such ads.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
I stepped out on Mrs. Brown’s back stoop and scaled and cleaned the perch.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
O'Connor and Bailey are scaling up their work, testing larger stacks of printed cells to see how the technology may be applied to industry.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Oil prices hit one-month highs before scaling back as Iran said diplomatic exchanges with the United States were ongoing via mediators.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some may argue that any platform scaling as fast as Letterboxd is bound to go corporate.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
She was also a founding member of Disney’s streaming leadership team, which oversaw the buildout and scaling of Disney’s other streaming platforms, including Hulu and ESPN+.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
So the engineers, who knew more about flying vehicles than any others, began scaling the next learning curve.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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