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The hunt for the next James Bond will reportedly reach its final stages this weekend as screen tests for the role will be held in London.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The iPhone Duo received mixed reviews, with praise for its large inner screen and criticism of its cramped front screen and heavy weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In a statement, Skerritt's family said that he leaves behind a "legacy that reaches far beyond the screen"
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
He also shared the screen with Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in “Top Gun” as Vietnam veteran and Navy Cmdr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The screen door hangs open, bumps against the garbage bin, and the mailbox clings lopsided to the faded milky coffee–colored clapboard that wraps the house.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Critics say social networks use addictive algorithms to keep kids glued to their screens, and warn excessive scrolling can damage their mental health.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
“We don’t get to experience movies like this on big theater screens anymore.”
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Social psychologists cite a decline in “third spaces” outside of home and work, screens monopolizing our time and an adult trajectory where marriage, parenthood and homeownership arrive later, if ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
When Ali G first arrived on our screens, characters like him were far more common, says social psychologist Amy Kean.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Callaway said with a jerk of his head toward the simulation screens.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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By Monday evening, footage of the protests had made its way into his stump speech for embattled Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas, where video clips had already been screened for rallygoers.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
I’ve had both of the movies that I’ve done in my life screened at the DGA and I’ve never seen them look better or sound better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
There’s also an attached walk-in pantry, with a powder room, laundry facilities, an office area, a screened porch, and a sizable garage nearby.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
In clinical settings, participants are screened, monitored and supported before, during and after treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
We loaded two cars and drove down the road that was screened with wet mats and the last of the sun came through in the breaks between the strips of mattings.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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Any potential screening test would need to be accurate, affordable, reproducible, and ultimately shown to improve patient outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Airport officials at the busy international airport in Lagos were Friday screening all international inbound travellers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Naima Warsame, a program manager and chief of staff in New York, told me she thoroughly enjoyed the film but that her screening “wasn’t without its drama.”
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Matt Kaszanek, director of the Animation Is Film festival, which is giving “Wildwood” a special screening, said the bigger hurdle may be perception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
I was only there because Lucas Cader had convinced me that it was a sure way of seeing Ada Taylor, who was becoming increasingly skilled at avoiding me and screening my phone calls.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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