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That inequality has given rise to what economists have begun to call the "K-shaped economy," where consumption for higher-income Americans is rising, but it is falling for lower-income people.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

OpenAI’s, by some indications, has begun to plateau.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The organization has already begun interviews, Pelinka said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

More than a week overdue and with contractions that had begun 48 hours earlier, she arrived at the maternity ward at around 22:00 on 4 September, 2023.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

It had all begun when Clare was a very new Usher, so new, in fact, that he’d not yet adopted his beloved cloak-and-monocle disguise.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman