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The regime has managed to sell billions of dollars in crude to China using a clandestine network of aging tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

SpaceX has created Starlink, a space-based broadband business that generates billions in operating profit annually.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

GM, for instance, is spending billions to upgrade factories that make lucrative pickups, SUVs and V8 engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

GM has written down billions of dollars from its China operations and reported a more than 21% decline in sales in the first three months of this year.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Sure I was, but that was billions of miles away from here.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith