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An hour or so before the show began, hundreds concert-goers began to stream in for the event.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The strong S&P 500 rally over the past 16 months or so has been led by a relatively narrow group of artificial-intelligence-related stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I used to shop at a lot of places, but in the last year or so, I shop with Net-a-Porter almost exclusively,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Afraid to enter their own home, Mark and Rita stayed with a friend for another month or so.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Distances are very deceiving out on the ice however and we still probably have thirty or so miles to go.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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