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The warnings span Wednesday and Thursday and include parts of east Wales, the Midlands, northern England, East Anglia and southern England - including London.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was the third straight weekly gain for the precious metal, which has gained more than 14% over that span.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is the world's biggest single colony of little penguins, which have a life span of about six years with habitats in southern Australia -- mostly Tasmania -- and New Zealand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
When it comes to fitness and longevity, cardio, strength training and stretching have long gotten the spotlight as the go-to approaches for optimizing our health span and lifespan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That was all in the span of about ten seconds, too.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
For those who’d insisted that only self-paced classes would attract the market share of international business, the people taking my classes ironically spanned 50 countries.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
An anxious Zaragoza spoke with StubHub at least 10 times in calls that spanned nearly three hours in the days leading up to the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
His career spanned more than three decades, including winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008 with Marketa Irglova, which featured in the low-budget musical romance film Once.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her set, which spanned her decades-long career, also featured hits such as Chain Reaction, Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Stop!
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The little bridges that spanned the small streams that fed the Rhoyne creaked alarmingly beneath their weight.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Over five hours, the families competed in 12 events spanning from Jenga to charades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The company has since built a global live-events footprint spanning sports, art and entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The new charges relate to four new accusers with allegations spanning from 2010-17, according to British prosecutors.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some love stories are tragedies—epics, spanning years, and built on dramatic irony, wars, Russian winters, and hours of film.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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