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Delayed grandparenthood can compress the healthy years seniors spend actively involved in their grandchildren’s lives, including providing free child care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Solskjaer drove up to United's base in Trondheim before the pre-season victory over Rosenborg in July to spend time with Carrick and his backroom team.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Rather than renting out your home or having strangers live among your belongings, why not spend some time in a rental property that could substitute as a long-term home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Alaska is a state of 27 people who all spend their day in the woods fighting with bears.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
I want to be happy that I get to spend the night with Rue, but it’s nearly impossible to feel anything in this void.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Boyd has worked offshore for nearly a decade, including a year on Rosebank - where she spends two weeks at a time followed by three weeks' leave.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The region boomed, said Jeramaz, who now runs Grgich Hills Estate, and spends hours talking with visitors who come to taste his wines.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
James spends a portion of the pilot episode “on a month-long scholarship at the University of Oslo,” seemingly doing nothing but calling Jeanie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
SpaceX maintains that it can make back what it spends to add computing power in less than a year, which could limit how much it needs to lean on financing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
He loves hardware stores and he always spends hours looking at stuff.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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After securing safety, albeit after a few scares, the club spent more than £300m on summer signings for the first time in their history as they backed De Zerbi to restore them to former glories.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Her son, Will Vance, 35, said he was glad Anna spent her first year solely with family instead of strangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
This similarity suggests that Yuezhuornis spent its life on the ground and was likely unable to fly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
That way you’ll have a record of how the 529 money was spent.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
I’ve spent the last few days practising and practising until I could ride the bicycle without falling over.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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They found that spending extended periods in thick fluid caused the cells to become smaller, more flexible, and better able to squeeze through narrow openings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
He has promised to resolve Brazil's crime woes, create 500,000 more spots in prisons and slash government spending.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
The system is on the path to insolvency, but there are ideas out there to boost revenue or cut spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"It's so scary," Rodney says, adding that he's been cutting back on food spending and keeps getting ill in the cold weather.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
I nod, even though I know Mom’s issue will be more about me missing school than about spending time with him, but I don’t correct him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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