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Now, some clients 30 and older are seeking out dermatologists and aestheticians with nursing degrees who can help them maintain a slight patina of wrinkles—at least enough for furrowing and raising the brows.
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
Facing potential tighter U.S. tech restrictions, Chinese AI startups are aggressively raising capital via loans and newly relaxed Shanghai IPO rules to build up computing power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
“Don’t you? All this nonsense about raising the ghost of Edward Ashton. I think it’s your idea. I think you’d do anything to interfere with my plans.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
But analysts said the fund raisings have not been enough to offset the billions of dollars of Western bank lending that has disappeared over the last couple of years.
From Reuters ● Nov. 24, 2022
He introduced them to Amelia with sundry raisings of his eyebrows and contortions of his mouth.
From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Allen, Grant
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