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Spirit had announced on February 24 an "agreement in principle" to restructure its debt with creditors, saying it expected to emerge from bankruptcy by early summer.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

An alternative is that civil servants were reluctant to raise the alarm about Mr. Mandelson because Mr. Starmer already had announced the appointment and withdrawing it would have been embarrassing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Earlier Anglophone separatists had announced a period of "safe travel passage" to accommodate his visit.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It was, after all, just hours after US President Donald Trump had announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war in the Middle East.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

When it was done, Mother had announced, “Shirley, it is time you knew. I am with expectant happiness.”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord