Emerson
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When Thoreau set out for his first of his three chronicled trips to Cape Cod in 1849, he was a virtually unknown hanger-on to America’s foremost public intellectual, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
And Esai’s Emerson warned that prices could reach $140 to $150 a barrel if the strait’s near-standstill persists through August.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Baker’s industrial and energy peers— Caterpillar, Siemens, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Emerson Electric, and companies like that—trade at about 17 times two-year forward Ebitda.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Taking place on 18 July, the Prog Prom will include new orchestral arrangements of hits by Genesis, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Jehtro Tull, amongst others.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Scythe Emerson, Rowan thought it was, although they’d never been introduced.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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