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He last won with Carolina in 2006, but he earned two President’s Trophies in 2017-18 and 2023-24 with the Predators and the Rangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Inside Exxon, he eventually earned the nickname “Iron Ass” because of his occasionally cantankerous nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Even with all that revenue, it spent far more than it earned, mostly because building AI is extremely expensive -- nearly $10 billion last year alone.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Johnson, 36, purchased the “masterclass in modernism” back in January 2016, when she paid $3.55 million for the property, using a chunk of the money she earned from starring in the “Fifty Shades” franchises.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

For these three-hour daily séances, Kate made the annual salary of $1,200, about eight times more than a female teacher earned in nineteenth-century New York City.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock