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In an earlier case related to Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity, a solar company, Savitt was on Musk’s side, representing him and the auto company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The study also incorporated earlier field observations collected in the region.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The MV Hondius is sailing from Cape Verde, where three infected people had already been evacuated earlier in the week.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

As in both earlier games in this series, the Thunder treated a Lakers lead like a pesky gnat, swatting it away with a casual flick as if it never existed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

When they’d arrived at Palm Breeze Middle School an hour earlier, the sky had been clear, with no wind.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith