early years

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The internet’s early years looked, from the inside, a lot like AI does now: spectacular promise, uneven results and an industry with every incentive to tell you the revolution was already here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Western investors keen to make a buck in Russia's chaotic and fast-growing economy would gather to strike deals and hobnob with the Russian elite in the early years of Putin's rule.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The government clarified in April 2026 that its manifesto promise of extra teachers does not cover primary schools or early years.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Over video call from New York City, Kaling reflected on the series and her early years of trying to make it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Their early years must have been terrible, huddled in the chambers beneath the ground after their city was bombed to dust.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins