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Sure enough, as Wednesday’s game reached the fifth inning, a few dozen young men ran to the very back of Section 535, removed their shirts, twirled them over their heads, and chanted “Sell the team!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

It was the fourth of five sea days on the way from Honolulu to Vancouver, British Columbia, and I was in the pool with a dozen other early risers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

More than a dozen large-cap companies could be poised to join the dividend club, based on cash holdings and free-cash flow yield, according to Morgan Stanley.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Among the pool of more than three dozen candidates who entered the race, Bass is leading with 26% support from likely voters, Thursday's UC Berkeley-LA Times poll suggested.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“I’ve read the novel a dozen times, but in Polish. I can’t feel I’ve truly read it unless I read it in German.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman