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Sure, one might argue that in “The Odyssey,” Nolan is studying his own hubris, accepting the innate faults that come with bringing Homer to the big screen.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Yes, stool tests can identify the parasite, but the standard stool and parasite screen doesn’t detect cyclospora, said Dr. Scott Roberts, an assistant professor of infectious diseases at the Yale School of Medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the meantime, the tower's 400,000-euro outdoor LED screen has been turned off for months after online memes re-imagined it as the baleful eye of Sauron's fortress of Barad-dur from "The Lord of the Rings".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Alex will screen the movie in 70mm, which uses the same film stock as Imax 70mm but runs vertically instead of horizontally, making each physical frame roughly three times smaller than its Imax counterpart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
A screen where I could type and delete and try again until I found the right way to explain.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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It will conclude a North American World Cup where celebrities have been seen at every turn - from delivering the match ball to waving to cameras after flashing up on big screens during games.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Now, more than 20 years after The Cheetah Girls first burst onto screens, the much-loved musical film is making a comeback with a new generation getting ready to strut like they mean it.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Theaters rely heavily on such films to drive traffic to their screens, the states said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The attention economy is often portrayed helpfully by media outlets as an individual problem to be mitigated by reducing our own dependence on screens and devices.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The domed ceiling, at least another thirty meters above our heads, is lined with two giant screens.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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The number of travelers screened at TSA checkpoints on Sunday, July 5, the busiest day of the holiday travel period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Depending on which fact you weigh, the same company can be screened out or welcomed in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
That is, until an early cut was screened for Amazon MGM chief Mike Hopkins, who subsequently decided to drop the whole thing last month.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
The singer has been campaigning for newborn babies to be screened for the muscle-wasting disease after her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed with it.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Chase followed Nicole onto the screened porch of the Rossis’ old farmhouse.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Far from simply pressing a button, film projectionists must actively guide a screening, threading and splicing reels and closely monitoring for mechanical issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
This latest study, published in the journal European Urology, is another key piece of the jigsaw, which could help lead to a national prostate cancer screening programme in years to come.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“I go through lots of screening calls and they go nowhere,” said Norig Karakashian, an accountant in Glendale, Calif., who’s been looking for a job for the last year and a half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It also launched a massive recruiting blitz that has sometimes resulted in porous vetting, as Slate’s Laura Jedeed discovered when ICE offered her a job after she skipped several screening steps.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Millard set the falcon down and held the sheet in front, screening the bird from the audience.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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