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The report from the Wall Street Journal late Friday comes after higher egg prices last year and in 2024 became emblematic of the cost-of-living increases that have squeezed consumers over the past half-decade.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He opted to host a press conference after every one of the Fed’s policy meetings, meaning his face has appeared across Americans’ computer and television screens every six weeks for the past half-decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Ford sold more vehicles in 2025 than in any year over the past half-decade, thanks to solid demand for its gas-powered and hybrid vehicles, which outweighed weaker electric-vehicle sales.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, the IFJ said that across the globe 533 journalists were currently in prison -- a figure that has more than doubled over the past half-decade.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

She who always gathered up the receipts, and the "From one who owes you much"; who could at an instant's warning produce the particular ones for any month of the past half-decade.

From Balcony Stories by King, Grace E.