arrows
Britishnoun
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As Pierce sees it, a 10% cap is “one of the few arrows left in the quiver for the White House really struggling to address the affordability crisis.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
What’s worse, the arrows on most charts of U.S. economic activity are pointing down.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The presence of the same plant poison on both ancient and more recent arrows suggests that this knowledge was passed down across countless generations.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
There, people speculated that a new logo - 12 arrows emanating from the centre of a circle - could mean there will be 12 tracks on the new record.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
He’d read the story and called on the magic until the arrows showed themselves.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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