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“The bar for us in a quality equity strategy is to not take fliers on entrepreneurs in a garage on Sand Hill Road,” Hanson said, referring to Silicon Valley’s so-called Wall Street of the West.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Beatrice McCosh, director of the awards, said the competition aimed to set the bar for "rock solid British standard marmalade, the type which has been eaten for centuries from Elizabeth I to James Bond".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Federal regulations bar airlines from retroactively charging customers a new or increased fuel surcharge once they have already paid for their flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The schedule promoted a free glam bar, which wasn’t staffed for most of the weekend, said Brielle Cenci, a vendor who paid several thousand dollars to have a booth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“I will sleep with the fireplace poker in my hands,” I was telling Aunt Kitty as I plopped down on the lumpy feather bed, the heavy iron bar across my lap.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan