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Researchers hope it could reduce the number of patients needing urgent, more invasive procedures, called cystoscopies, which involve inserting a small camera up the urethra and into the bladder.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was a delay that took its toll on Jim - and on Michael, who eventually had to give up his job to care for his dad.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Travelers can enroll online with proper documents and set up an in person appointment to take fingerprints and a photo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we've set up this sign to remind them, it's Lake Ontario, now and forever," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Instead they must look for unusual cases that might back them up.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Detroit’s automakers have responded to tariff ups and downs by planning to onshore production of certain vehicles and parts to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nine out of 10 of the most popular stocks for hedge funds are megacap tech companies and the ups and downs of the AI sector still drive their performance, their leverage and their positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Through years of typical relationship ups and downs, our attraction to each other has hardly wavered.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
"There's lots of ups and downs, it's quite stressful," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The water’s rusty at first, coming out of the ups.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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The court case has upped the ante around the next application, which is imminent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Do you feel like you’ve upped the ante —
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Our writer has upped his steps from 10,000 a day to 13,000.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The company in April upped its guidance for revenue between $3.4 billion and $3.8 billion, and adjusted EPS between $1.85 and $2.25.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
What Gaylyn was wondering as Reggie sat in her office was whether the first failed mission had upped the stakes for Reggie.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Analysts at Jefferies, headed by Joseph Gallo, also changed their price target for the stock, upping it to $240 from a prior estimate of $230, and referring to the company as “a clear fundamental winner.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Deutsche Telekom rose 5.8%, however, after upping its buyback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The company said it plans to use the funds to repurchase additional Disney shares, upping its target for fiscal 2026 repurchases to be at least $9 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Our work reveals how a lack of arginine interferes with the immune system, and suggests that upping arginine intake could prove beneficial," says first author Qiushuang Wu, a postdoc in the lab.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Plus I can see I’ve been upping my lipstick game.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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