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And when yields rise, bonds become more attractive than stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It had become about whether the earl, or the King himself, was telling the truth.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But as the decades passed, the growing mismatch between the calendar and the seasons would have become increasingly difficult to ignore.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
At $12.99 for two jars, it had stopped being the sauce from the fancy grocery store and become simply the sauce my mother bought.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
There are two cop cars standing by—it seems they, too, have become permanent fixtures.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"The more times they play together, the more solid the defensive line becomes," said Iraola, whose side remain unbeaten in all competitions.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
His pact will secure the Arctic even if the territory becomes independent of Denmark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The challenge becomes even greater in the laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The air space easily becomes crowded and in the case of moving stories like car chases, a bit unpredictable and chaotic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
He looks at me, and at once, it becomes very clear that he likes me, maybe as much as I like him.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Researchers say that understanding how plague became established after the Black Death, remained present for centuries, and eventually disappeared from Europe could help scientists better understand the long term behavior of infectious diseases.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
That player later became one of his assistant coaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The war in Iran, inflation and the backlash against data centers and rogue artificial-intelligence agents all became bigger priorities for lawmakers as 2026 dragged on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
To investigate which storms successfully became aligned, the researchers examined data from the Tropical Cyclone Radar Archive of Doppler Analyses with Recentering, known as TC-RADAR.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Gradually he became aware of a faint mewing sound coming from the other side of the hill.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
If forecasters can recognize earlier when a poorly organized tropical cyclone is becoming more favorable for strengthening, they may be able to provide communities with additional time for evacuation decisions and other preparations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
She first dreamed of becoming a wrestler at the age of 11, but pursuing it as a career from Northern Ireland seemed a very distant prospect.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Yet Lumen is still banking on the market for data-center networking becoming more lucrative.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
He has a former NFL executive interested in becoming president of business operations and has spoken with a former MLB executive about running stadium operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
After decades of mixing with the soil underneath and becoming enriched by animal and plant decomposition, the ash and mud were finally able to support large plants.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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