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The number of water voles nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent of them lost since the 1970s, the Mammal Society said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Each contract must have a “yes” or “no” outcome and will range in price between 1 cent and 99 cents, representing what the collective market thinks about the likelihood of an event.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Although per-share earnings were negative, the company posted a loss of just 1 cent a share, far narrower than the consensus estimate for a loss of 18 cents.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

A quarterly loss of 1 cent a share wasn’t as steep as the loss of 18 cents a share that analysts polled by FactSet had expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The spray was a 25 per cent DDT concentrate suspended in a solvent containing methylated naphthalenes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson