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renaissance

[ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ri-ney-suhns] / ˌrɛn əˈsɑns, -ˈzɑns, -ˈsɑ̃s, ˈrɛn əˌsɑns, -ˌzɑns, -ˌsɑ̃s, rɪˈneɪ səns /


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This year, the average first-day gain from an IPO’s offering price has been a juicy 15.2%, according to Renaissance Capital, the IPO research and investing firm.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

If both SpaceX and OpenAI list this year, 2026 will “almost certainly” set a new record for IPO proceeds, the research firm Renaissance Capital told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But Bille residents like Taminoibitein Philip say Shell - despite recently selling on the pipeline to Renaissance Africa Energy - still has a responsibility having benefited from collecting the oil for years.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“I see myself as a true Renaissance man. I don’t like one-dimensional concepts of myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Zero appeared in the middle of every Renaissance painting, and a cardinal declared that the universe was infinite—boundless.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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