1984
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Total crude in storage, including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, has fallen to about 726 million barrels, the lowest level since 1984 and roughly 129 million barrels below where it stood when the war began.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Her book, There's Nothing For You Here, is named after the advice her father gave when she left school in 1984.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Rather than write a second volume as she had originally intended, Spark asked Martin Stannard, who wrote the authorized 1984 biography of Evelyn Waugh, to finish the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
One early romantic interest was Betsy Stewart, who was portrayed by Meg Ryan from 1982 to 1984.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
On December 22, 1984, the Saturday before Christmas, Bernhard Goetz left his apartment in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and walked to the IRT subway station at Fourteenth Street and Seventh Avenue.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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