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consignments

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plural of consignment

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Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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Competition with Asia for LNG cargoes will also remain intense because global supply growth is limited over the next 12 months.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of kindergarteners deemed exempt from such mandates; in some states, more than one in every eight remains unvaccinated against a preventable disease.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Lawmakers this year never took up Ladapo’s call to remove those mandates.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

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Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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At least ten states did not send official delegations, citing the cost of participation, scheduling issues, or the partisan tenor of the event.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
After receiving a doctorate at the University of Kent in England, Araghchi joined the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and over the past 20 years has been a member of Iranian delegations on nuclear issues.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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Frame your outdoor retreat with hay bales and corn stalks or use them as backdrops for more colorful fall decor.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
The disaster, which killed approximately 750 people and injured another 1,800, was due to the combustion of cotton bales and explosives, including TNT, that the ship was carrying.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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Teixeira's decisive performance suggests potential future opportunities in Misfits Boxing or bare-knuckle promotions, while concerns were raised about Rua taking further punishment in striking contests.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Their trade-in programs and other promotions reduce the final cost to consumers.

— Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of promotions

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Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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