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Pratt’s candidacy comes as many voters have grown frustrated over the lack of progress in cleaning up the streets despite billions of their dollars being spent to get people into shelters and permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

It will "create thousands of high-quality jobs, contribute billions to the national economy, and help ensure that the breakthroughs of the future are developed here in the UK," he added.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The entrepreneur built Mango from a single Barcelona shop in 1984 into an international retailer with thousands of stores and billions of dollars in annual sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The cooperation has grown "to such a large scale that it eventually provided the US billions of dollars", Dayan said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

I close my eyes and drown in color, open them and drown in light because billions and billions of buckets of light are being emptied on our heads from above.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson