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Becerra, with his extensive legal and political background spanning decades, bears responsibility for exercising greater scrutiny regarding why managing a largely inactive account commanded significantly higher fees than standard professional rates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani Group has been rocked in recent years by corporate fraud allegations and a stock crash.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Sediments preserved at the lake contain a detailed environmental record spanning the past 19,000 years.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

But in founding Turner Classic Movies in 1994, Turner’s brand became a bridge spanning screen entertainment’s past with its future.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

My father’s tribal rule had as its fulcrum the constant performing of rituals spanning the range of day-to-day living.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane