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Lucas has said that his collection, and by extension his museum, represents “the people’s art,” a term that begs as much argument as “treacle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Buying negative-beta stocks helps a long term oriented portfolio ‘ride out’ volatility events, with interest rate, geopolitical and midterm election uncertainty the catalysts for another such event as September gets underway,” the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
She was also handed a suspended 12-month jail term, 120 hours of unpaid work and five days of rehabilitation activity.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Chevron Chief Executive Mike Wirth has suggested his company would continue pivoting toward oil production versus refining over the long term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
This would prevent defeat in the short term, but at a substantial cost.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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They look for stocks that move in the opposite direction to the market — what, in finance terms, is called negative beta.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some brands use terms such as “0% alcohol” interchangeably with “nonalcoholic,” however, leaving the details to the fine print.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yet her insanity defense failed and she was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life without parole.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Chelsea wanted a midfielder to replace Fernandez but there was never any desperation as the club only wanted to do so on its own terms.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s how I became his right hand in terms of managing all things marina.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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AHR was first identified because of its ability to detect environmental toxins and pollutants, termed xenobiotics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan instructed the council to rewrite its draft policy, which he termed “overly onerous and archaic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Kalshi launched what it termed a “midterms hub” late last month, which it said would contain not only market forecasts but also news, polling and fundraising data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Saying it is taking a “disciplined” approach, On said it would protect “full-price integrity in a promotional marketplace” ahead of what it termed “breakthrough innovations” heading into 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The population movement that brought Achmad’s and Sauakari’s ancestors to Java and New Guinea, respectively, termed the Austronesian expansion, was among the biggest population movements of the last 6,000 years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Price, who has represented the district since 2013, is terming out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Board members left the door open for Carvalho’s return by terming Chait an “acting superintendent,” to fill in temporarily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
It’s an outcome so humiliating that baseball even has a name for it, terming three strikeouts in one game as earning that player a “silver sombrero.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
"Justice will be done," government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya posted on X platform, terming the musician's killing an "abominable act".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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