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[surv] / sɜrv /




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There’s been a terrible mix-up at the Ghost Guild, a supernatural organization that aims to “protect and serve the spectral.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The second investigation will explore one of the Moon's most intriguing possibilities: enormous underground passages that could serve as natural shelters for astronauts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

At that point Ceferin, who was initially elected in 2016, was embroiled in a row over Uefa changing its statutes to allow him to serve for a fourth term.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

For now, then, the robots serve Tesla’s own research.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Eliza rushed inside to serve Storch and his friend.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

Bond Market Option Volatility Estimate Index, serves a similar purpose for the Treasury market, as it measures expected volatility in U.S. government bonds based on options pricing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

San Jose Water Co., which serves about 1 million customers, disputed the group’s findings, saying it used “erroneously aggregated data to perform an analysis that grabs headlines.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

One of my favorite Chicago breakfast spots recently changed the way it serves Texas toast.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nairobi, a city of nearly six million residents, is a major transit point for trade with landlocked East African economies, including Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Burundi, and serves as a hub for humanitarian organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Quite the opposite; it is a comforting reminder that worrying serves little purpose.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He also served as an artistic associate at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles, artist-in-residence at Housing Works, and artistic director of QueerWise, a Spoken Word collective he founded in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Starbucks Energy Refreshers drinks, which are served cold, could be served up with a burrito bowl in the afternoon or evening at Chipotle, for instance, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Today the issue is survival," added the mayor, a towering former world heavyweight champion boxer who has served as Kyiv mayor since 2014.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The most well-thought-out example is a Foreign Affairs essay published in August by Kurt M. Campbell and Rush Doshi, who served on the National Security Council during the Biden administration.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

She removed her tiara and placed it on the head of the gold-leafed marble cherub that served as one of the bedposts.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

And while serving in government, Noem adviser Corey Lewandowski reportedly tried to persuade Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to hire him on the side.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Similarly, she said, Chipotle, was unlikely to be open in the morning serving coffee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Airport chiefs said the proposals set out a "clear commitment" to continue serving the region and create more than 50,000 jobs, including 3,800 at the airport site.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The company said its remaining restaurants will continue serving customers, but legal filings show that it owes rent at multiple locations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sunjin’s house was busy, North Korean soldiers coming in and out, Sunjin’s mom serving them, but with a strained expression on her face.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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