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Even in that condition, however, Main managed to grab the man by his white coat and tell him: “You get this straight. I am walking out of here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sign up, and an email will tell you that it will “change your life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Everyone does it,” they tell themselves in the hopes of being supplied some measure of cover upon being singled out.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
"These cats are confusing because they look so similar and there are few specimens in museums, so even now we are still learning how to tell them apart as genetics reveal more species," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I tell her I am, but she needs to make sure for herself.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
He tearfully tells his mother that other kids have been calling him “chubby wubby” and asks whether he might get a bicycle so he can exercise.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Having some clients like that myself,” he tells me, “I’ve seen how quickly successful people can get approached with ‘exclusive’ investment opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The act of forgiveness, Neiden tells me, was on his mind when crafting the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Payment per service is not uncommon in healthcare, Russell argues, although he tells us the trust has now ended this arrangement for breast cancer services.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Doc Wilkinson tells me her poor heart just give out, and that’s the scientific diagnosis.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The wreckage is settled in an area about 130 feet deep, just past the limit to which humans can safely dive, police told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"One of the joys of my character was how strong and feisty she is: she had the upper hand over the men, for the most part," she told the Guardian, external in 2018.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While many autocallable ETFs have coupon barriers, funds launched by ProShares in August do not, Simeon Hyman, global investment strategist at ProShares, told MarketWatch in an interview.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
One regional manager told the paper he’d received “threatening letters and phone calls” since expanding into Kansas City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Nah. I had to break it off. We were hanging out once, and I told her I had to go or I’d be late for practice, and she actually said, ‘Why don’t you skip practice?’
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Princess Diana's brother has told the BBC exclusively that he is "telling the truth" about a phone call with King Charles in the days after his sister's death.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cells can enter apoptosis when they become old, damaged, or receive molecular signals telling them that their time is up.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The fact that he hasn’t locked you down after so many years is not because he wants to “be more stable,” even if he’s telling himself that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
AI’s creators go from speaking in euphemism to telling us how terrified they are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There’s a long pause as her words sink in, and I try to sort out what she’s telling me into something that’s true.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
