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To this day, the theater can only show one film at a time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan begins a three-day state visit to Russia on Wednesday, meeting counterpart Vladimir Putin at a time when her country's reputation in the West has been badly damaged.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Limitations You’ll need to keep an eye on your data usage; it’s one device at a time, and you’ll need to verify your email to get the full 10GB allowance.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Nvidia’s new chips, which combine a CPU with the company’s wildly popular AI-computing hardware, come at a time of weakness for Intel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Once again, he was able to lift Abby’s feet, one at a time, and position them on a higher root.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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