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The strategy is designed to give the guards flexibility and resilience, but can make Iran’s military unpredictable at times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Charter rates for the so-called Very Large Crude Carriers, the most-watched vessels in the oil trade, have surged during the conflict, at times tripling from about $100,000 a day in peacetime.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Steiners ran a website and newsletter EcommerceBytes that was at times critical of eBay.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The movie touches on these themes here and there, but in the book Kip is, at times, more important than the English patient himself.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Though she is, even with all her out-loudness, at times, a complete mystery.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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