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Historically, these programs have relied on federal funding like Perkins V, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The other is an extended version of United Launch Alliance's Centaur V upper stage, which would hold additional propellant.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

V Harish - who ran a hugely popular Instagram account called "Finance with Harish" - was found dead on Tuesday morning at his home near Chennai, capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The sixth instalment in the flagship series has been awaited by players around the world for more than 13 years, since the release of "GTA V".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Its white wings cut a flashing V against the indigo sky as it moved due south across the tundra.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Bernd V's name had been brought to the attention of investigators in the early 1970s, according to Spiegel by a man who shared a prison cell with him.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Contemporaries regarded this merciless battle as “a second Agincourt,” akin to Henry V’s victory, against the odds, in 1415.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

The second half of the book gives the reader concrete steps to reclaim their joy using what you call the Five V’s: validation, venting, values, vitals and vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025

Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V’s 2013 release.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

Trans-lunar injection meant firing the Saturn V’s engine for the final time, putting us on a course which would barely miss the moon three days later.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

And Romesh Ranganathan has two citations in the best entertainment performance category - for Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle, and alongside Rob Beckett for Rob & Romesh Vs...

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

I always say don’t do the five Vs all at once, because people who are intense like myself will want to do everything at once.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025

Moffat was working on the contaminated blood scandal series before Mr Bates Vs the Post Office was broadcast, but it has now been "fast-tracked" following that show's "monumental success", Deadline reported.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024

The project’s nature-themed name is making it easier for the topic to gain traction on social media than other oil projects with more technical-sounding names, said Cassidy DiPaolo, spokesperson for People Vs.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

Autumn's fungussy, berries’re manky, leaves're rusting, Vs of long-distance birds're crossing the sky, evenings’re smoky, nights're cold, autumn’s nearly dead.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Patrick’s breathing had become even more labored and Dr. Nadas said, “Welton, we go see the president” — his Hungarian accent turning the w’s into v’s.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2013

His th's slurred together, and his w’s started sounding like v’s.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

I once hypnotized a man and made him read all of his a's as w's, his u's as v's, and his b's as x's.

From Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use by A. Alpheus

She delivered her a little lecture in English, taking pains to produce the "th" and the American "r," though her "w's" were "v's."

From The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan

"Oh, I don't take much count about m's or v's," said Kink.

From The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

Where Toyota has been successful is selling electric – notably, hybrid – vehicles, that now account for 55.6% of total sales, vs 46.7% last year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Starting this year, filers can deduct only 90% of their net gambling losses vs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Busted vs McFly: Can you have too much nostalgia?

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Bauza had voiced a number of characters in this summer's animated hit Coyote vs.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Past the sofa was a TV showing the very end of Kramer vs.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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