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She said she would meet them "subject to their wishes" and added: "I don't want them to be drawn into this, I don't want them to feel any further distress."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
As further evidence of this, within weeks of its release, the song hit 300 million streams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The estate’s lower parcel expands the compound even further with a stylish one-bedroom guesthouse equipped with its own kitchen, rooftop deck, and basement office and storage spaces.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The steady drumbeat is itself a pressure tactic, a State Department official said, intended to create the impression that further U.S. action could be imminent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Christopher edged further round, to the window next to the tree.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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But Dan Wasiolek, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, told MarketWatch that the deal furthers his belief that prediction-market competition is overstated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
As MMA solidifies, “it produces heat, and then in producing that heat, it furthers the chain reaction, so it keeps going and going and going,” Bernal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
"Those early years were bit parts, chorus lines, lots of rejection... but my dear dad always reminded me that perseverance furthers, that was his motto."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
It is the latest acquisition by the Wall Street firm to broaden its offerings to clients outside of traditional investing and furthers Chief Executive David Solomon’s goal of building up the bank’s asset-management division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
None can fail to see how a simple part may, in course of generations, be greatly enlarged, if each enlargement furthers, in some decided way, maintenance of the species.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
SpaceX’s stock furthered its decline on Tuesday, extending its recent streak of losses to record a new intraday low.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
But it has also aided warring parties when it furthered its interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
One of those Ins for 2024 was finding a creative hobby that furthered my artistic pursuits outside my preferred and beloved relationship with writing.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
Mr. Francis’ actions not only degraded the 7th Fleet’s readiness but shook the Fleet’s trust in its leadership who furthered his corrupt practices,” Kelly said.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
The fact that they were exactly alike, that they were surrounded by the same barren hard-packed earth, furthered the illusion.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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GSK in June announced a $10.6-billion deal for Nuvalent, a Boston-based specialist in cancer treatments, furthering its push into both oncology and the United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The former Jane Doe’s name has now leaked via court documents, furthering an already pronounced imbalance of power.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
And some sportsbooks are now not optimistic about the Knicks’ chances either, possibly furthering their potential losses.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
“People have to go out and support the arts, actively, to keep them alive, and I know that I will have a lifelong commitment to furthering this cause.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
I didn’t think it was lame so much as more of Alaska’s intentional vagueness, another example of her furthering her own mysteriousness.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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