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The German supplier of medical equipment said Friday that it now expects revenue for the year ending in September to grow by between 3.5% and 4.0% on a comparable basis compared with the year before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Total sales for Jersey Mike’s were around $4.22 billion last year, up around 13% on a year-over-year basis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Prete asked Davies, a veteran game show producer who helped make “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” a hit, to oversee “Jeopardy!” on an interim basis after Richards departed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
On that basis it is Latin America's turn, and there are many candidates from the region.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Hooke may actually have hoped to see the physical basis of memory, the ‘continued Chain of Ideas coyled in the Repository of the Brain’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Many are deployed on mobile truck-mounted launchers or concealed within hardened underground coastal missile bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Treasury sources say some metro mayors could end up with more money to spend if they grow their local economies and expand their tax bases.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Space Force runs half a dozen bases: three in Colorado, one in Florida and effectively two in California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Iraqi presidency said it denounced the bombing of the PMF bases, calling it "an unacceptable attack and a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Frank couldn’t tell her where he was going, of course, but she knew he often flew to other bases for these secret missions.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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