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Playing opposite Ian McKellen as Xavier’s old friend turned rival Magneto, Stewart brought a touch of Shakespearean gravitas to the fledgling franchise, returning to the role for seven more films over the next 22 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
A party for regular people, normal people, “the little guy”—one that stays in touch with them and knows what’s going on in their neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The big picture is an economy that, going forward, has “sort of a touch of malaise,” said Jason Furman, an economics professor at Harvard who was chief economic adviser to President Barack Obama.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Correct hand placement for CPR on a person with breasts may mean that your hands may touch some of the breast.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
‘Don’t touch the Nanuak with your bare hands.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Given that the contest switches abruptly from touch to tackle in midstream, does it illustrate how war’s brutality touches everything?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
He had 12 touches in the opposition box, completed seven out of eight dribbles, and registered two crucial assists.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
"I wasn't interested in being involved with that," said Shawn Smith, 52, a technician who puts finishing touches on heavy trucks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Look for new suites with plush padding, longer lie-flat beds and nifty touches like a hook for your glasses, plus a revamped food and alcohol menu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
She touches the hovering wine again, pushing it toward the tree she stands beside.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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"It ends up in facilities like ours where it will be touched by people and that's inherently unsafe."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The department defines an incident as “any documented case where a shark approached and touched a person in the water, or touched a person’s surfboard, kayak, paddleboard, etc.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The AI lab that touched off the boom almost four years ago is vying for its own IPO next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The meeting touched off a month of around-the-clock calls and video conferences.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
By this time, Rowdy was right on that swamp rabbit’s tail, bawling every time his feet touched the ground.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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He may not single-handedly solve homicides in America, but today it seems he’s accomplished his more modest goal of touching at least one Angeleno with his words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
While the material is lighter here, his work is no less touching, posing questions about differences within a relationship that go beyond the obvious, surface-level titular joke.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
That caused the 20-day rolling correlation between oil prices and Treasury yields to take a sharp turn lower, touching its lowest level since late 2024, according to an analysis from Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
It throws in a touching consolation at the ending, too, so it isn’t only bad vibes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
They flew in a tight knot, their wings almost touching, and their speed was staggering.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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