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Need to Know: After a 33% gain in the first half, this fund manager grew tired of the AI trade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
I met Erling in Manchester in August, about six weeks after Norway was knocked out of the World Cup and two days before Manchester City’s first game of the season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Chargers are still looking for their first win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Politics isn’t her first foray into a field where women are underrepresented.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
You looked like all of us do the first time we realize music won’t save us from real life.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Austin Opera, the $5 million company in the Texas state capital—much smaller than the better-known outfits of Dallas and Houston—is having some firsts this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
On a day of firsts, 336 ended up being the magic number.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Not a very intelligent remark when Lion won two firsts at Crufts’ last February,” said Beatrice.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
