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That’s 1.2 million fewer than last year, but still 6.8 million more than in 2023 and nearly twice as many as in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For a factory working a large apartment project, those fewer percentage points might add up to a quarter million dollars or more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There are fewer people in the bureau, which has offices dispersed across the country, and they’re trying to tackle the same scale of data as they do in normal times.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

More than two-thirds of metro areas in June 2025 had fewer listings than in 2019, before the pandemic supercharged housing and rising mortgage rates pushed buyers and sellers to the sidelines.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The mosque is about thirty minutes away, closer to the mall, where buildings are taller and farms are fewer.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan