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Berkshire nearly eliminated its investment in Constellation Brands, selling all but about 600,000 shares of a holding that had totaled 13 million shares at year-end 2025.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When the bridge opened, The New York Times reported that construction costs had totaled $141 million, which is roughly $735 million in today’s dollars.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

New England had totaled 13 points in its previous three games.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

As of Tuesday, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft had totaled up 602 victims with 39.7 million people affected.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

At the fairgrounds later that night the ticketmen counted their sales and found that for that single day, July 4, paid attendance had totaled 283,273—far greater than the entire first week of the fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson