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Martínez-Olguín on Thursday extended the restraining order for another 14 days — until Aug. 17 — in recognition that more time was needed for the case to get rolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before we get rolling, we want to plug Slate’s revamped daily Slatest newsletter, in which Slate’s Ian Prasad Philbrick breaks down the biggest news story of the day.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Dolby Theatre ceremony, initially scheduled to start at 4 p.m., didn’t get rolling until six minutes after the hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
“We will get rolling with second half underway and the Detroit Tigers in town and the All-Star Game now behind us,” Servais said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
“Time to get rolling, Slick. You awake over there?”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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