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“We need somebody who’s single-mindedly thinking about what McDonald’s beverage offering needs to look like in five years’ time, given that the world is going to be different,” Kempcinski said in a 2025 interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

But, for Douglas, ex-CEO of Abu Dhabi's Etihad airline, the inaugural flight is "the culmination of four years' worth of preparation".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"In five years' time, we hope to be able to have a wide range of ingredients" drawing on the company's fermentation platform, says Daryl Pek, a cofounder of Mottainai Food Tech.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The campaign for Eric White, a Compton-raised detective with about 12 years’ experience at the department, reported raising about $19,000 in that same period, the second-most of all the candidates, according to its filing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He’s got boxes of them upstairs, eleven years’ worth.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis