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Ippolito said he couldn't imagine what Stallone must have felt seeing his own life story unfold onscreen.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Watch: How will the evacuation of Oleshky unfold?
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Yearning for more Holmes, the public turned its attention to Bell just in time for the Ardlamont case to unfold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
His view is that something else has begun to unfold.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Some part of myself, watching the following moments unfold, was shocked.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
However this woeful period unfolds, it is unlikely Martinez's recklessness will be forgotten.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award in fiction, Maksik’s new novel, “Passengers,” unfolds within the airport’s sprawling concourses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
For the first time, a simulation of this kind follows that transformation as it unfolds while simultaneously accounting for how it affects the surrounding universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The movie’s narrative turns are so self-contained that you could know every beat of the film and still be flabbergasted by how it all unfolds.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
He unfolds his arms and stuffs his hands in his pockets.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
BBC correspondent Sima Kotecha explains how the trial unfolded.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
By accounting more accurately for these early interactions between stars, radiation, and gas, researchers may be able to build better models of how reionization unfolded.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
A similar story has unfolded across Nepal's western border in India's Uttarakhand state, where maximum tourism limits and environmental regulations have been bypassed in the name of economic growth, claims activist Anoop Nautiyal.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
How this tragedy unfolded is at the heart of “The Girl in Blue,” Doreen Carvajal’s poignant book about “La Petite Irène” and the family destroyed by it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Alas, none of these hopes unfolded according to plan.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Outgoing ECB President Christine Lagarde said that although the full effects of the energy shock are still unfolding, underlying inflation was broadly stable and there was little evidence of wages climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
"In my view, we are part of a process currently unfolding across all of Russia."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
When he heard the chaos unfolding outside, he rushed to help, pinning down the suspect.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Miranda and Leigh-Anne were blissfully unaware that next door, something much more boring but ultimately more consequential was unfolding.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Wednesday chuckled, and began to pore over his maps, unfolding and refolding them, making occasional notes on a yellow legal pad with a large silver ballpoint pen.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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