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In 2009, after she learned that Nikolic was moving to a role at Gates’s private office, she took him to lunch and delivered what amounted to a pitch for Epstein, according to Nikolic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Barron’s reached out to Arm Holdings for comment on the transactions, which amounted to roughly $25.6 million worth of company stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In March, the company said it expected revenue of $11.35 billion to $11.5 billion, which would have amounted to modest sales growth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The reassignment had never amounted to more than 100 agents at a given time, Cekada said.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Measuring angles amounted to eyeballing shadows on a compass, which might do for gross approximation but could not yield very accurate results.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro



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