From 30,000 feet, the presidential race looks much as it did when we first launched our presidential election forecast in August.
Election Update: Where Biden And Trump Have Gained The Most Ground|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|September 16, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Sinopharm’s CEO Liu Jingzhen claimed in August that its candidate may reach market by December.
China’s controversial emergency-use program for COVID vaccines is going global|Grady McGregor|September 16, 2020|Fortune
An August meeting, conducted through a secure, virtual video conferencing platform, was scheduled to last for two hours, according to an invitation.
No Democrats Allowed: A Conservative Lawyer Holds Secret Voter Fraud Meetings With State Election Officials|by Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and Jessica Huseman|September 15, 2020|ProPublica
In August, IBM released a 32-qubit quantum processor with a quantum volume of 64, matching Honeywell.
IBM plans a huge leap in superfast quantum computing by 2023|rhhackettfortune|September 15, 2020|Fortune
Retail sales in China grew in August for the first time since the outset of the pandemic at the start of 2020, heralding China’s continued economic recovery following the coronavirus-sparked slowdown.
China retail sales are finally growing—but remain the ‘weakest link’ in China’s recovery|Naomi Xu Elegant|September 15, 2020|Fortune
That year, on August 10, the first woman stepped in for a pint.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In August 2013, his mother had warned police that Brice was being radicalized and influencing Bertrand.
France’s Wave of Crazy-Terror Christmas Attacks|Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Brinsley went away for two years in prison for weapons possession in August 2011.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In August 1984, I arrived at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, eager to jump into college life.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The government failed to show that it had adequate basis for the certification,” he wrote in August.
The Detainee Abuse Photos Obama Didn’t Want You To See|Noah Shachtman, Tim Mak|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When first I saw Compton it was a cloudless noon in August, the day of days in which to come alone into this silent place.
Apologia Diffidentis|W. Compton Leith
During Wednesday's march, 17th August, we crossed the low shoulders of many rocky ridges.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh
If not we'll walk to that village with the church over there and see if we can get something on wheels to pursue August with.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rgen|Elizabeth von Arnim
It was the end of one of those burning weeks in August that New York often knows.
The Beauty and the Bolshevist|Alice Duer Miller
These had ripened slowly during August and, by the time of the September town-meeting, were fit for eating.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens
British Dictionary definitions for august (1 of 2)
august
/ (ɔːˈɡʌst) /
adjective
dignified or imposingan august presence
of noble birth or high rankan august lineage
Derived forms of august
augustly, adverbaugustness, noun
Word Origin for august
C17: from Latin augustus; related to augēre to increase
British Dictionary definitions for august (2 of 2)
August
/ (ˈɔːɡəst) /
noun
the eighth month of the year, consisting of 31 days
Word Origin for August
Old English, from Latin, named after the emperor Augustus
Which Overachiever Is August Named For?August, the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar, takes its name from a truly "august" man with many names. Do you know who?