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Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 18, 2026
Living in Los Angeles, where Novack is from, since graduation, the couple said they have always focused on structure, stability, and saving money, even going on biannual retreats together to plot out their finances.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 17, 2026
As Mr. Preston’s clever plot develops, it becomes clear that Cold War secrets explain the murders and that present-day spymasters—British and Russian—are covering their tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
Cregger decided it was more important to match the vibe of playing "Resident Evil" than using the characters or plot from the series.
From Barron's β Sep. 16, 2026
“Your parents? Wait a minute—is there more to this plot twist than meets the eye?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Audiences and critics alike are bored of film executives clinging to the same proven names and proven plots as tightly as worry beads.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 13, 2026
To illustrate, consider the accompanying chart that plots the relationship between the 20 largest developed countries’ population growth over the 2000-25 period and the corresponding performance of their stock markets.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 11, 2026
In Crompton’s joyful and witty stories, however convoluted their plots, things come right in the end—if not for everyone, always for just William.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 10, 2026
The successes include plots that have been foiled, suspects who have been arrested, brought to trial, convicted and jailed.
From BBC β Sep. 10, 2026
She also liked to tell them the plots of her favorite mystery novels.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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A color-coded world map in the report plotted out that threat: green for lower-risk countries, where retail consolidation was low, and red for higher risk.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 16, 2026
Then, they plotted his pivot to ceasefire negotiations, on March 22, his acceptance of one on April 7, and his decision to focus on a memorandum of understanding on May 18.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 22, 2026
This month, “Cool Machine,” a riff on 1980s New York in the form of a tightly plotted crime novel, arrives from Colson Whitehead.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 20, 2026
Some establishments had plotted England's potential progress through the tournament and have already applied for and received an event notice.
From BBC β Jul. 2, 2026
Nobody plotted the Agricultural Revolution or sought human dependence on cereal cultivation.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Mr. Cregger is a successor to Mr. Carpenter also, but with more comedic finesse and more cleverness, plus a facility for sinuous plotting.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 17, 2026
A jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of plotting to disrupt Boris Johnson's wedding reception.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
And yet, the film fails to utilize either to its advantage, wasting great talent and a halfway-decent premise on mind-numbing dialogue, repetitive plotting and dour lighting.
From Salon β Sep. 2, 2026
Earlier, the interior ministry said security agencies had arrested several suspects accused of plotting to interfere with the electoral system.
From Barron's β Aug. 14, 2026
I spent all week plotting every minute of it in my head.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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