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Holdo has racked up a long history of complaints since the 2000s, when he operated a jewelry store in San Marino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
We’re seeing the fastest-growing companies in the history of the industry with Anthropic and OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The grandson of Bob Marley said he did not feel pressure from his family's musical history, and instead described it as "a guiding light".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
That’s based on history, and it is not guaranteed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
For the first time in history, doctors will help more patients with surgery than they harm with postsurgical infections.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
"I believe deeply in the responsibility of museums to examine difficult histories with rigor, candor, and care. I also recognize the pain and concern this exhibition has caused," he said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bluecore Energy got its start in January when Asante quit his job at the electric boat company Arc and gathered a team of employees with histories at SpaceX, Rivian, Northrop Grumman and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But he and Talley aren’t the only former Collins employees with questionable histories.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
With three previously hidden royal histories now coming into view, the Assyrian King List itself has become a fresh subject of investigation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Similarly, in medicine we have become used to moving back and forth between case histories and epidemiological arguments.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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