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The use of a development corporation for Oxford Street had actually been discussed in City Hall as far back as 2018 when yet another plan got scrapped.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Alfozan’s lawyers said in court the military official was the wife’s brother-in-law and he did not use military funds to buy the ticket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Federal prosecutors noted that black bears and cougars are coveted by some for their use in traditional medicine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Flagellin is a protein that forms part of the tail-like structures some bacteria use to move.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
‘Because I’m going to use them for something stronger’ She chewed her lip.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Ukraine's military uses the network of 10,000 low Earth orbit satellites extensively for military operations, particularly in remote areas on the battlefield.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He says we’re heating rooms nobody uses, and he’s right that nobody has slept in the fourth bedroom since our youngest left 12 years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The engineers developed an extremely thin swimming robot that uses living muscle tissue to move its fins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Speaking at the NEXTPreidict summit in New York, Mackenzie uses the example of airline stocks during the Covid-19 epidemic as retail investors flexing their control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He thought of his favorite Ella St. Clay story, about a guinea pig who catches the tail of a star and uses it to get to a place called the Cliffs of Nowhere.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
In the southern port of Marseille, rubbish bins were set ablaze and metal sheets used to block streets.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I’d had this gut feeling for a long time. It wasn’t love toward the end. I was being used like a mule.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Officials said a water cannon was also used.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
They're usually used after sightings near popular beaches.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“And so now I have to ask you if you still believe that your relationship with him used to be ‘easier’ and ‘simpler.’
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
“The Disappearers” author Marlon James, who is also a creative writing M.F.A. professor, said he hadn’t yet encountered students using chatbots to write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Concerns about mirror life have prompted scientists to recommend restrictions on research intended to produce organisms capable of reproducing using mirror-image biological molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
If keeping track of so many expenses the old-fashioned way seems complicated, Mary Morris, the CEO of Commonwealth Savers, Virginia’s 529 plan, suggests using a prepaid card.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
A small coastguard ship made an initial attempt using an electrical deterrence device, which generates a weak current that sharks avoid.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He knew that I was calling something, but I wasn’t using his name, and he was all mixed up.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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