plug
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The National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have told companies that couldn’t immediately patch the web bugs to simply pull the plug on their websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
I hesitate to plug them because it’s already virtually impossible to get reservations there, but Pizzeria Sei has absolutely the best pizza you can get west of New York City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
But attention is likely to focus more on how private capital, not public finances, might help plug the shortfall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
You’re correct that retirement can last 30 years or longer, so it’s important to be sure of what you’re doing before pulling the plug.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
He took two tries to get onto his feet and took a minute to unplug some things and plug in others, and then finally the stereo whirred to life.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Charging companies in the U.S. are on track to install about as many public EV plugs this year as in 2025, the industry’s record high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The rough amount of new electric-vehicle charging plugs installed this year so far, on pace with last year, according to charging-industry data firm Paren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"We can't have baths... all the plugs have been removed to resist temptation," said Scantlebury.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Others are placed onto table frames fixed to the ocean floor, and yet others are mounted onto plugs, screwed into a three-hole "cookie" and planted onto the reef.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The other side’s a tangle of plugs and cables, a spiderweb of colored wires.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The AI company discovered the device, which was plugged into the back of a TV in a conference meeting room and covered up with toilet paper, on 30 September.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
After falling out of favor, shares of power stocks got plugged in on Tuesday on a big deal between Constellation Energy and Google.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The analysts plugged those prompts into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Muse in three different states: New Jersey, New York and Minnesota.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
True to his provocative reputation, he recently trolled an OpenAI executive on social media after she accidentally plugged Meta’s new app in a television appearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
“So listen. When I got home last night, I plugged Lindsey and me into the formula,” Colin said.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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They’ve been plugging away on this policy for years, and they’re finally seeing results.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
As the city moves to ban wells and new state laws require buffer zones and plugging idle wells, “the relationship between residential communities and oil drilling operators has been reset,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
An example given of the disguised funding scheme in action: plugging an unexpected shortfall in May 2013.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Rather than plugging into the Texas power grid, Project Kilby will have its own on-site power plant fueled by Chevron’s local natural-gas production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“When she opens those bright little eyes, it’s like plugging in a string of Christmas lights, isn’t it?”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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