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The catalyst for Jonathan Glatzer to create “The Audacity,” AMC’s dark satire of Silicon Valley that takes aim at the desperation that plagues it, began as a father witnessing his teenage son’s relationship with tech.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But the fall of Spirit is a symptom of a deeper pathology that plagues both the American airline and automobile industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Government inefficiency still plagues the country, and it has the worst pollution on the planet.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

For many people, locust swarms evoke images of ancient plagues, but the danger is very real today.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

One day she lifted the lid—and out flew plagues innumerable, sorrow and mischief for mankind.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton