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The first batch will be exported from China, with a potential switch to European local brands in the future, with Pony earning per-mile revenue from the testing phase onward, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Foremans, who were first arrested in January 2025 while travelling the world, have been detained for more than 18 months.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
RevMed began testing the drug in its first patients in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Investigators established agricultural equipment was being used in the vicinity of fields immediately before the fires were first reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He says that’s why it surprised him that I didn’t want to join the club at first.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
As Freeman went through his big-league firsts, he appreciated having Heyward, who’d already checked them off for himself, by his side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
On those suburban boards I experienced numerous firsts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It’s rare for an artist almost four decades into a career to have firsts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The journey of Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Weisman around the Moon was rich in firsts, records and extraordinary moments.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
The long list of its major technological firsts includes cast iron, the compass, gunpowder, paper, printing, and many others mentioned earlier.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
