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He later declined to seek a third presidential term, establishing the two-term tradition eventually written into the Constitution.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The SEC can seek civil monetary penalties and the return of illegal profits, and bar or suspend an individual from serving as a corporate officer or director, among other remedies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The friction reflects how fundamentally different the two Detroit giants have become as diverging manufacturing footprints and supply chains have led them to seek contrasting favors in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Johnson-Thompson will seek to limit her losses in the shot put - typically one of her weakest events - as she trails leader Sulek-Schubert by 141 points, and the podium places by 80.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“If he wants our society, let him seek it. He knows where we live. I will not spend my hours in running after my neighbours every time they go away and come back again.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
The federal suit seeks one of the largest damage judgments ever rendered, as well as injunctive relief that would dramatically reshape how Meta does business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
As Meta seeks to compete in artificial intelligence with OpenAI, Anthropic and Chinese open-weight models, the litigation is a costly distraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal, which seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending, also calls for bolstering American drone production.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Amazon runs a host of AI services and has heavily invested in the its development as it seeks to compete with Google, Meta and other technology giants.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Science, of course, seeks to show that it does, just as Russell sought to show that there was no hippopotamus in the room.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
More recently, he was drawn into a multibillion-dollar fraud scandal surrounding failed Banco Master after acknowledging that he sought millions from its owner to finance a movie about his father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
As well as putting out videos on his own accounts on X and TikTok, he has sought to broaden his audience by appearing on entertainment channels run by creators with large followings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
What is certain is that Jason Arday had sought to defend his reputation, using a high-profile firm of lawyers to send a letter to a journalist from Times Higher Education who first questioned his work.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Both types of objects have long been sought because they can provide important clues about how stars form and evolve.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was also in zero and the infinite that Pascal, the devout Jansenist, sought to prove God’s existence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The municipality is not waiting to find out, instead seeking to accelerate its economic diversification, hoping to find new areas of growth beyond the Opel plants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Moroccan authorities intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta on Saturday, reports say.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Zoomer’s interest is less driven by conspicuous consumption than seeking out specific experiences.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Said is seeking compensatory and punitive damages along with her attorneys’ fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
As Clara strode down the revitalized halls, the doors of auditorium one opened, and people poured out in a steady stream, seeking the bathrooms and a trash bin for their empty bags of popcorn.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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