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The company’s plans for long-term business growth, along with announcements of new premium features, comes about a month after Spotify reported first-quarter earnings, where subscriber growth underperformed Wall Street expectations.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Sunday's presidential election comes about four months after outgoing President Patrice Talon survived a coup attempt, when Nigeria - the regional superpower - sent warplanes to bombard mutinous soldiers who had attempted to overthrow him.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The vote comes about two months before the commission, which began its work in July, is scheduled to finish its deliberations and deliver a list of recommendations to the council.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

"We don't yet understand how this pairing comes about."

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

It was a hint—just a glimpse, like a twist that comes about two thirds of the way through a movie—that the end of the Age of Sugar was in sight.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson



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