owner
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Antique shop owner Melanie Wilson says she has moved her business closer to home because she was struggling to pay nearly £300 a week on diesel as a result of soaring fuel prices.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the windswept village of Doonbeg on Ireland's Atlantic coast, Donald Trump is less polarising US president and more golf resort owner credited with bringing jobs and money to a remote corner of the country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It’s the most complete mastodon molar from our area, and the most spectacular mastodon molar that I’ve ever seen,” Wayne Thompson, a paleontologist and owner of the firm Pacific Paleontology, said in the news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Based on a first analysis of the painted decoration inside the tomb, we identified its main owner as a male official named Paser.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
It was about Ms. Griegson saying she’d always wanted to be the owner of Redwood Farm Supply, and now she’s working to reopen it, making Gravenstein a destination spot for poultry lovers everywhere.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
Harper said the owners need not be concerned about a wave of players wanting to skip the Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital self-reported 74 breaches of Football Association rules when they purchased the club in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
There is little hope Major League Baseball can avoid a lockout, but players and owners should be able to reach a deal on playing in the LA28 Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Football is deeply ingrained in American culture, and team owners have little incentive to change a product that generates more than $23 billion in revenue annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“And as owners of this house, couldn’t you let me stay?”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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