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Los Angeles previously passed a series of minimum-wage increases for airport and hotel workers that would have lifted hourly pay to at least $30 by mid-2028, just in time for the Olympic Games.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Truckers are struggling with sky-high diesel prices and higher aviation fuel prices have lifted airfares and even led to the closure of Spirit Airlines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

If those assumptions break down, the same forces that have lifted stocks could quickly become sources of pressure, said Josh Jamner, director and senior investment strategy analyst at ClearBridge Investments.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

Twenty-four men have lifted the trophy in Sheffield; hundreds have left empty-handed.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Then he turned to see Bogrod shaking his head in bewilderment: The Thief’s Downfall seemed to have lifted the Imperius Curse.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling