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An international research team studying fossils from the site found evidence that Australopithecus and the earliest known members of Homo lived in the same region between about 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

"The company continues to assess the earliest appropriate market window," Alary said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The earliest a by-election could be held is on Thursday, 18 June - during the same week that Sir Keir is due to be at a G7 summit in France.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As many critics have explained about Jackson, few performers have been present in the lives of most Americans from their earliest days on Earth.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Please advise us at your earliest convenience but not later than October 10, 1957, whether or not you will participate in this tournament.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady