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Still, no single asset class leads forever, Zandi said, which is why diversification is recommended.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Making better chips for AI is increasingly about how they are laid out and stitched together—not just cramming together as many transistors as possible on a single piece of silicon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
If you’ve heard the song “APT.” with Bruno Mars — which you probably have; it was the bestselling global single last year — then you know Rosé.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
That's because the east-central African country has managed to put together a single plan with the requisite financial backing and ambition to make the project work.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
At 4:55 they’ll line up single file and enter the control room, church-mouse quiet, and stand behind each of us at their assigned stations.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Since suffering a first-round exit at Wimbledon in June, Boulter has won just three of the nine singles matches she has played on the WTA Tour.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Then Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages hit opposite-field singles to move Ohtani around the bases and give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Now a prominent commentator, McEnroe was a tennis phenomenon in the 1970s and ’80s, winning seven Grand Slam singles titles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It is the 21st year in a row that Djokovic has won at least one singles title.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
I felt around in her coat and found a five-dollar bill and three singles in one pocket and her striped scarf rolled up in the other.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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Luis Lara singled him home, scoring a runner in scoring position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
To be quite honest, I had singled her out at the assisted living facility for her good looks and “normality.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
But disappearing messages and images have been singled out previously as posing particular risks for child or teen users of some apps.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Days before, he delivered a characteristically crude address that singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in front of a hostile crowd, eliciting angry boos and vicious chants.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Embarrassed at being singled out that way, Hannah spun around, right into the arms of a girl her own age, who looked at her with great, startled green eyes.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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Even the slumping Freddie Freeman contributed to the Dodgers’ 11-hit attack, ending an 0-for-11 slide with a broken-bat single in the fourth then singling again in the eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
"We improved performance across our key financial metrics," he said, singling out gains in net revenue and operating income among others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Speakers condemned extremism in all its manifestations, but they also criticised the government for a lack of support, singling out recent budget cuts for queer organisations.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Mamdani spent his mayoral campaign last year beating the drum on affordability, singling out the high cost of housing as a driving force behind people leaving the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I don’t want Peeta singling himself out as a target for the Gamemakers’ anger.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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