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As investors clamored to buy in, with the ensuing volatility triggering a brief trading halt within seconds of the first trade.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
An ensuing standoff ended hours later with the chief of the National Bureau of Investigation telling reporters that they would not arrest Dela Rosa while he was in the custody of the Senate.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
After a suspect crashed during a high-speed chase, CBS Los Angeles spotted a Riverside deputy scrolling through what appeared to be a woman’s dating app profile during the ensuing standoff.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Roughly two minutes into the ensuing press conference, Trump praised the Secret Service but then quickly brought up the ballroom.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
“These fires burning off the old grass,” he observed, “in the ensuing Spring & Summer makes excellent fine sweet feed for the Horses & Buffalo, &c.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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