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Legendary venture capitalist Bill Gurley was especially blunt in his own social-media post: “If OpenAI violated Hugging Face in a way that ‘demands’ new regulation; let’s start with a formal criminal investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
In the late 2000s, she discovered how lucrative the business could be when she bought a truck to start selling tacos in Miami.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
A previous attempt at launch was abruptly scrubbed just as the booster began to ignite, in an automatic stoppage that occurred after some engines did not start.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
At the start of their career, the band got a call from their record label.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
This year she brought me along, so I could get to know the town before I start at the Mount, the Native boarding school for kids from villages too small to have a high school.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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As he starts his term as Fed chair, Warsh can’t count on the support of his fellow governors for his agenda, Bianco said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
A family-of-four's accommodation in a holiday park there this August starts at around £750 for a week, while an off-peak return train from Manchester would cost around £280 for four.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The next LIV event starts at the JCB Club in Staffordshire on Thursday before tournaments in New York and Indianapolis prior to a scheduled team championship in Michigan.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Safety starts with drivers paying attention to people in the streets, whether biking, walking or playing, they said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Hannah spots us, waves, and starts walking over.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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“Saturday Night Live,” Second City, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler all owe a debt to the artists who started life as Dino Crocetti and Joseph Levitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
But as quickly as it seemed like they might have a breakthrough, things started to grow more complicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The six-month pilot started in July and uses the same batteries as many electric bicycles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
For years after he started building trucks, Ramirez and his cousin also ran a taco truck called LA Tacos & Co.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Dad’s barrage of texts started within a day of me having my phone back, but he doesn’t mention Mav, not even once.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Fed up with ballooning costs, companies big and small are starting to use lower-priced models, including some built in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Forty-eight women across both counties have been helped so far, with organisers getting calls from other trusts interested in starting a similar service.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Trump's latest tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent apply to goods from 60 economies starting Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The market is starting to exhibit the characteristics of an upcycle,” Le Peuch said on a call with analysts following results.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
I was starting to learn from Hannie, after all.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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