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Continuing claims were 1.78 million in the week through May 23, down from a revised 1.79 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, was 1.78 million in the week through May 9, versus a revised 1.78 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Continuing his momentum on the clay and winning the French Open, which starts next Sunday, would see him become only the 10th man to complete the career Grand Slam.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Continuing COSMOS's tradition of open science, the research team has made the large-scale structure maps publicly available.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Continuing, he described the cabin in which he claimed that the Answer 221 foursome had stayed the night: twin beds, an old Coca-Cola calendar, a radio that wouldn’t play unless the customer deposited a quarter.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote