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Meanwhile, Wall Street has been reading local dispatches from Citrini Research regarding the Strait of Hormuz in hopes of gaining more insight about activity in the crucial waterway.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He has been reading Theodore Dreiser novels including “The Titan,” part of a trilogy about a ruthless businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

“Like a good politician, perhaps her best fuel this last year or two has been reading where the electorate is at,” said Jason McDaniel, a political science professor at San Francisco State University.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

“For the past six years, the public has been reading and hearing a prosecution and muckraking narrative about this case that is simply fundamentally wrong,” Morrison wrote in an email.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

“Take a seat. You’ll have to share with someone. Miss Stephanides has been reading from Book Three of The Iliad for us.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides