raising
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Soon after, the underwriter received a performance email raising concerns about his refusal to approve the loan: “Collaboration challenges: some interactions have felt resistant, making teamwork difficult.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It is also more financially stretched; its debt-to-equity ratio is higher than Microsoft’s or Alphabet’s, and it is unclear how it can keep raising spending without borrowing a ton more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
While his illness is terminal, Josh said keeping his sense of humour and making memories remained his top priorities, as well as raising awareness to boost brain tumour research funding.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Microsoft and its rivals have been scrambling to buy up artificial-intelligence hardware at a time when prices for key memory components have skyrocketed, raising questions about profits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“My mom and older sister made these. I’m in charge of selling them. We’re raising money for the Elder care program. We want to get them stuff for arts and crafts and activity nights.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Notably, junior raisings point to a 2026 exploration boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
They learned a week before the first scheduled vote that they would be protected with nature-based solutions such as grasses and oyster reefs, house raisings, and basement fillings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
The city has since passed an ordinance that clarifies the rules for flag raisings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Have him at all the tea parties and "the raisings."
From Around The Tea-Table by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
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