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Yet at a recent gathering in Sacramento, those in the nascent industry continued to tout the potential of a fuel they hope will turn around and thrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Funds managed by the Wall Street firm Blue Owl Capital own the majority of a joint venture that, in turn, owns the campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And because merchants have not had to pay MDR, there has been little financial reason to turn customers away.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But it may take more than one good show to turn the tide of the Green Lantern’s reputation.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Whole Brainers will turn out to be right about the complex interconnections of the brain but wrong about the brain acting as a whole.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
But it turns out that these are not bad people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
That will remain their focus as attention turns to rivalling the sport's greatest stars on its biggest stages.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
This version simmers ripe peaches with honey and whole black peppercorns until the fruit collapses and the syrup turns fragrant, floral and just a little prickly.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
And for all that, it turns out that government can’t achieve the goals anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Half the world away from San Francisco in 1862, French surgeon Paul Broca in Paris announces a discovery that finally turns brain theory into brain science.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
As it turned out, there were more hazards.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
A lot of dyed-in-the-wool activists were turned off by the flippancy of AOC’s riposte, and even with my own recent grappling over the problematic emotional landscape of the movement, I can understand why.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
She recently turned down a nonfiction writer whose work she was excited about after they admitted to using AI frequently—not to write, they claimed, but to get inspiration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The sharpness of the wrinkle turned out to be much more important than its overall size," Iyengar said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Maggie had turned it when it needed turning.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Add the cornbread and cook, stirring and turning occasionally, until crisp and golden.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Cool: Rest in the pan at least 20 minutes before turning out.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Roggatz is part of a growing army of hobbyists turning to 3-D printers for extremely practical purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, some men have ended up in A&E with a penis turning black and skin "sloughing off" after a botched procedure.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“And look!” she said, turning triumphantly to the last page.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
