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Given all these contradictory findings, it’s tempting just to give up on rational explanations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"The only thing the mam could afford to give the baby was sugar water," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In settings where testing capacity is scarce, delays in confirming infections can give the virus more time to spread.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
On a fourth-and-10, Evan Leddy kicked a 33-yard field goal to give JSerra an apparent 31-28 lead, but a penalty on Bishop Amat moved the ball to the 11-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The way my dad tells it, the cello didn’t give me a choice.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
When this frustration peaks, the guy gives in and buys some Bitcoin of his own.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
After Christmas, usually the first game is an FA Cup match, which again gives the new boss a chance close up to see what they have to work with.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Knowing the gene behind AnWj gives blood specialists something they did not previously have: a direct genetic way to search for people who inherit AnWj-negative blood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Tyler Glasnow gives up just three hits and strikes out 10, and Mookie Betts hits two home runs in the Dodgers’ 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
She gives me a look, half-puzzled, half-pitying, which says, everyone who dials us needs help of some kind; that’s why they’re dialing us.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"It gave me an opportunity to catch my breath, and then start pretty fresh with a clear mind about what's ahead."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The breakthrough established MAL as a human blood group system and gave doctors a new way to identify the exceptionally rare people whose blood lacks the AnWj antigen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The drive ended with a 44-yard field goal by Leddy that gave JSerra a 37-28 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
They gave impassioned remarks defending the name of the body of water just a few blocks down the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Belle hasn’t the strength—she gave it all in the crossing.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
It shines fresh light on the land deal given to the museum by the state of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
At the age of 29, Donald has been given an international opportunity in this series as a replacement for Salt.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Bob McGrew, then vice president of research, wrote in a June 2022 Slack channel, “now is the right time to excise Libgen from our systems and storage,” given how much OpenAI was in the news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Neil Saunders, a retail analyst at GlobalData, said the toys and other gear offered by restaurants particularly appeal to that market given that they often arrive in the form of limited drops.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The three dollars Mr. Haber had given me yesterday lurched into my head.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
However, listening to Saylor make his sales pitch to the men filling the expo hall, I understood why people kept giving him money.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Florida is giving the growers subsidies for those purchases, as part of a $330 million package over two years to revitalize the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The identification of MAL changed that, giving researchers a molecular explanation, clinicians a path toward better genetic testing, and rare patients a better chance of being identified before a difficult transfusion becomes an emergency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
"We're giving these guys a platform to try out new characters, to try out new moves, to see what works, and get them in front of an audience," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
With an odd sense of giving up an unwelcome burden, Torak handed her the ravenskin pouch, and she tied it to her belt.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
