been
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verb
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A restaurant in South Korea named after Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been vandalised by a group of Chinese nationals who fled home right after the attack, police say.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
EU regulation has been effective in reducing emissions from air pollutants, except for ozone, the report said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Investors had been lining up for a parade of IPOs this fall, expected to be headlined by a gigantic and record-setting offering from Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ellison months ago made a public commitment to protect HBO, which has long been a leader in prestige TV programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
In 1945, sulfone drugs became the treatment of choice at Carville, and the results had been promising in the years since.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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