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Januaries in the Hawkeye State can turn any campaign into a grueling, exasperating experience.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2024

Agents there nabbed more people last month than in the previous 12 Januaries combined.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2023

The two asset classes enjoyed one of the best Januaries on record.

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 2023

But this year we can celebrate the very cool, and the very weird, and sometimes the just plain goofy gadgets that had us nostalgic for former Januaries in the Nevada desert.

From The Verge • Jan. 7, 2022

As Van stood there waiting for the fifth-period kids to finish filing in, he flashed on a moment from nearly two Januaries earlier.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel