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Tokyo consumer prices, excluding fresh food, rose 1.7% in March year-on-year, a slower pace than February’s 1.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The Middle East accounts for 9% of global aluminum production and meets 18% of world demand, excluding China, according to ANZ.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
It reflects all S&P 500 stocks with positive earnings surprises since 1995, excluding the one-third of companies that beat the consensus expectation by the largest margins.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Consumer inflation, excluding volatile fresh food prices, climbed 1.6% from a year earlier, compared with a 2.0% increase in January, government data showed Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The Court had repeatedly made clear, though, that the Constitution does not require that racial minorities and women actually serve on juries—it only forbids excluding jurors on the basis of race or gender.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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