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“Our body works best when the internal temperature is about 98.6 degrees and our body is consistently trying to hold to that number,” Eisenman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Stablecoin issuers make money from assets they hold to back the token—namely, Treasury bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It’s rare that candidates are nominated through conventions, which are often opportunities for endless speeches—much like the quadrennial political conventions that national parties hold to ratify their nominees.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Pirro vowed to hold to account anyone who damages national monuments and said her office is reviewing about a half-dozen other cases which will be misdemeanors or violations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Just as I was about to give the signal for her to drop the boulder, though, the hollow leapt from one hold to the next, and now she was standing in the wrong place.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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