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Several people close to the Burbank entertainment giant confirmed this week’s cuts, which came as Disney separately offered early retirement packages for older workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
That defeat dethroned Bath as champions and they were looking ruthless as they grabbed two early tries.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
TD Cowen initiates coverage on IQM’s U.S.-listed shares with a Buy rating, citing the quantum developer’s early market lead.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The first was something he shared with all conductors of major American orchestras in the early 2020s: coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
We did have a visitor early the next day but it was not Jop.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"The later crops, the second earlies, are more a concern, because they're at tuber initiation stage," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023
Circumcising babies when they are at their earlies stage of development-imprinting every experience- is bad medicine.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 12, 2012
After Panetta met with the Washington Post’s David Ignatius earlies this month, the columnist wrote that “Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June.”
From Time ● Feb. 23, 2012
If you, like me, have long been befuddled by potato planting classifications – earlies, second earlies, maincrop, lates – this podcast is revelatory.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2010
He caught himself thinking, as he saw them, of Stock Exchanges, two-penny-tubes, Belgravia dinner parties, private views, "small and earlies," musical comedy, and all the rest of the dismal and meager program.
From The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s earlier statement about the rule change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
CBS News reported a day earlier that Clayton was the likely pick and that the administration had discussed keeping him in his intelligence post, with Trump expected to make a final decision shortly.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Economists say that the earlier arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival this year also likely boosted food and services prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The guitarist from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, underwent two liver transplants and bowel surgery at the Royal Free Hospital in London earlier this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Danny closed his eyes and tried to concentrate on the same feeling as earlier in the day.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Other buildings still on the site are not intended to be demolished until 2040 at the earliest with final site clearance expected by 2095.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
OpenAI has delayed its own Wall Street debut till next year at the earliest, as Anthropic aims for November.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Varga was a member in the earliest incarnations of Gwar — famed for its outrageous costumes and blood-soaked sets — as Sexicutioner from 1985 to 1997.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
MLB’s 2027 special-event schedule is already set, making 2028 the earliest possible date.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
There is no direct evidence regarding de’ Barbari’s date of birth, but he was described as old and ill in 1512; his earliest securely dated work is 1500.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
