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Leicestershire were indebted to the efforts of New Zealand international Nick Kelly, who reached a glorious century of his own off 103 deliveries and appeared to be taking his side to victory.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Countries borrowed in dollars to invest in local projects in their own currencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Cats displayed this response more often when smelling unfamiliar urine than when smelling their own.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The product arrives pre-endorsed by your own past dinners.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
“We’ll sing for her. On your own land, George. In your own home.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“It used to be a fairly stiff competition for the worst chief of staff in history,” according to Chris Whipple, author of “The Gatekeepers,” the definitive book on the subject, “but Meadows absolutely owns it.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium," Macklemore wrote of Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots American football team.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“His only job…is not operational,” said Henry Asher, president of the Northstar Group, which owns shares of Berkshire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway owns about 10% of the stock of each of these five companies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Mr. Harris, who owns the BBQ place down the street from the shop, grunts.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Next, China owned $1.3 trillion in U.S. government debt in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Sept. 19, 2026For the Record: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated KCAL’s helicopter is owned by Angel City Air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
At the time of publication, Michael Brush owned MTDR, LNG and VG.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Guitars owned by The Smiths musician Johnny Marr have sold for almost £4m at auction.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
There in her case was the tailoring department of the clothing store my family owned, where Olka had recently started working as a seamstress.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
“I was perfectly fine owning some AI by using other types of equity vehicles, but starting last week I just want out.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Until last year, Conroy, 32, and his partner Amber, 28, saw little prospect of owning their own home.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I don’t think the future of the internet should be one company owning the browser, the model, and the data on the user. That seems like a stark future,” Enzor-DeMeo said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Renting feels more attractive than owning a home at this point for most people in most parts of the country,” Zandi said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
That’s when I became obsessed with owning a magic pencil.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
