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[reed] / rid /




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When Apple announced on April 20 that Tim Cook would hand the chief executive role to John Ternus on Sept. 1, the stock market read it as continuity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Publishing them means that other people can read and scrutinize them, and mock the justices when they write illogical, unsupported or embarrassing opinions.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

When the committee did convene, it read her resignation letter and adjourned.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Investors soon will get a fresh read on how these initiatives have worked out.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Until one drizzly raw afternoon when just enough light came through the window to read by, I came to Paul’s account of his “thorn in the flesh.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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