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The forward P/E is a company’s share price divided by the consensus EPS estimate for the next 12 months.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The water was divided under a 1922 agreement called the Colorado River Compact, which overpromised what the river could provide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The discovery adds powerful new support to a controversial idea that has divided paleontologists for more than 30 years.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Taiwan in recent days passed extra defense money that had been stalled in the narrowly divided legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

With the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the release of Arab lands from Turkish rule, that oil-rich region was divided into spheres of British and French influence.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman