owner
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Local people, including the hotel owner and staff and the toll bridge keeper, ran to the aid of those in the water, managing to pull 27 to safety.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Raquel Cano, owner of Madrid's Casa Parrondo restaurant, said he feared the fires would deal a blow to tourism.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
“You don’t really make money doing shows,” says Stephen Chilton, owner and talent buyer for the Rebel Lounge, a 300-capacity venue in Phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Ashley Monconduit, owner of SnoCorner near Long Beach Polytechnic High School, ordered a custom food cart from Ramirez in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
“In my old neighborhood there was a Jewish bakery that had even better rugelach than these. We rode bikes there, and the owner gave us free samples all the time.”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Last week, the company disclosed plans to cut roughly 3,000 workers, including about 500 corporate employees, as part of a move to divest hundreds of its retail stores to franchise owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The UN rights office said some seafarers had been abandoned at sea by ship owners who had left them without support, repatriation and wages, including at least nine ships with 93 crew members.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Gattis argued there was still a huge untapped audience beyond traditional console owners which Amazon was trying to reach.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This lawsuit is one of many filed by copyright owners over alleged unauthorized use of their work to train large language models.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Let’s do it. Now how can we get other dog owners to agree to let us walk their dogs?”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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