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Crude stocks in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China, have fallen by about 12% since Feb. 28, the start of the war, to their lowest levels in at least 10 years, he noted.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
In fact, housing accounts for roughly 40% of the core CPI basket excluding used car prices.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Initially, Radvinsky had been in talks to sell a majority stake in OnlyFans to Architect—which knew of his illness—in a deal that would have valued the business at around $3.5 billion, excluding debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In the near term, Citi said it expected the metric to hit 11% to 13%, excluding certain adjustments related to Banamex, the Mexico retail-banking unit that it has been divesting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
She rolled her eyes at her new friends, and they collected their trays of cornflakes and toast and sat together, an instant gang, excluding everyone else in order to gossip about them.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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