drove

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“In an eventual post-crisis world, a multi- polar environment lends itself to a much more gold-positive one. Additionally, many of the undercurrents that drove gold prices higher remain intact, albeit on pause,” he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

His first World Cup was Spain in 1982, when he and eight friends bought a campervan, covered it in tartan wallpaper and drove to Malaga.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Uncertainty about the value of software companies drove depressed dealmaking in the sector, Bain says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Mom honked the horn at him—three light, happy honks—and then she drove away.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold