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SK Hynix saw its market value top $1tn in its home country in May, lifted by the boom in demand for AI chips.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Sobers was a man in demand - playing in England for Radcliffe in the Central Lancashire League between 1958 and 1962, and Norton in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League from 1964-1967.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In addition to the widespread downturn in demand for luxury goods, Burberry has also launched its own turnaround plan with the aim of reviving sales and reducing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But with her cast growing increasingly more in demand every year, the author-turned-screenwriter says it would have been logistically difficult to make a fourth and final season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Me either. This house is creepier than my uncle Willie’s funeral home. Lucrative business, always in demand, but creepy.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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