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"Having consulted with my family...I will not be putting my name forward," he said, despite "a majority" of the party's MSs backing him to take over.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Full rollout of the new cards could take three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Van began to take greater control of the fight during the second and third rounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was soon announced that Thomas would not take his usual spot in the chamber for First Minister's Questions and would be replaced by his deputy, Helen Jenner.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The girl adds more to my cup, and I take another sip.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It typically takes a weak economy, a default wave or job losses to trigger a recession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
Nora Knoepflmacher asked authors for their takes on etiquette in 2026:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Human muscle fibers can shorten by comparable proportions, but the process takes about 10 times longer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The next helicopter takes a position behind that helicopter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The bus slows and takes an exit into some random town.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
I remember the first time my mother took me to The Fresh Market.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
PHILADELPHIA—Ed Sheeran wasted no time in addressing the controversy that has engulfed his tour when he took the stage at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I took a massive risk to go to 85th and Broadway and start an organization at the height of the homicide crisis and gang crisis — and crack cocaine and AIDS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
After her husband's death, she took whatever work she could find.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
I took the clothes and headed to the showers, just in case I met someone in a nearby seat.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Now scientists have done something that once seemed impossible: they have effectively taken T. rex's temperature.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
In the week since, Vance has taken a slightly more skeptical tone on AI development.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
But even Hugging Face, a company of 200 employees which is now set to be acquired by Nvidia for almost $13bn, has taken a droll tone over the already infamous incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The artist’s daughters have taken over his estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Harry de Vries will be taken to Amsterdam tomorrow. If you want to see him, come promptly at three this afternoon.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
People often line up to shake her hand and thank her for taking on this fight when she is at events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Solo entrepreneurship is also taking off in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Broadcaster Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe and former Strictly professional Johannes Radebe made their presenting debut on Saturday, taking over from long-running hosting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left the show last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
It must still go through parliamentary procedures in Denmark and Greenland before taking effect.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
There was a place on a nearby tulip farm, but the farmer had decided he must be paid for the risk he was taking.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
