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My first laptop, circa 2000, was the iBook G3.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Though overwhelmingly orchestral, they nevertheless embrace the warm sun and tight community that defines the story’s setting in Clarksdale, Mississippi, circa 1932.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

I distinctly remember my first big-girl purchase: a Celine luggage tote circa 2011, at the height of its popularity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

As Steph brilliantly frames it, welcome to the subprime auto-lending sector, circa late 2025.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

He selected a speech from The Silver Cord, a play by Sidney Howard, first performed in 1926, but whose action took place in a New York drawing room circa 1905.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago