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That’s when “the arrows started flying,” recalled Victor Aguilar, who oversees the company’s $2 billion in annual R&D spending, referring to the yearslong back-and-forth to turn the new technology into a salable product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

As Pierce sees it, a 10% cap is “one of the few arrows left in the quiver for the White House really struggling to address the affordability crisis.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

What’s worse, the arrows on most charts of U.S. economic activity are pointing down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The gold arrows took shape on the tops of his hands.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova