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[klohz, klohs, klohz, klohz, klohs] / kloʊz, kloʊs, kloʊz, kloʊz, kloʊs /














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If sustained until close, this would be the worst one-day percentage fall for Halma’s shares since March 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This will be close, but Mexico's home advantage gives them the edge.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The stock is looking for its third straight weekly close above the very round $1,000 level.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“And we’ll see what happens with the deal. We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along — they keep playing us for suckers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He’s so close to me, I can’t help but stare into the blue sapphires that are his eyes.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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