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He held the Glory heavyweight world title for 12 years in a reign spanning more than 4,000 days.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Office of Government Ethics, lists more than 3,600 stock trades spanning a range of companies and industries during the first three months of the year.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

An Ebola outbreak in the region spanning 2018 to 2020—the second-largest on record—caused over 2,000 deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Planning has also begun for two smaller crossings in the Mojave Desert and three more spanning Interstate 15.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Some love stories are tragedies—epics, spanning years, and built on dramatic irony, wars, Russian winters, and hours of film.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed