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In coming days photos would be posted on the streets, as if a loved one might turn up in a hospital somewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, rising bond yields were helping to turn up the temperature on a market that is starting to look overextended based on historical trends, according to an analysis from Ned Davis Research.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

They turn up at weddings and kids’ birthday parties, in freezer aisles and bakery cases, at country clubs and holiday breakfast tables.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

It expects to support over 1,000 families in 2026, and Greenway said some parents would "break down and cry when we turn up and make the delivery".

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The corners of his pale lips turn up, and the helmet nods up and down again.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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