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"I've been a fan so I understand the frustrations when they're not getting what they're expecting," said captain Dan Burn after the game.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
But some experts are getting flashbacks to an earlier generation — and the sorts of all-stock deals that became emblematic of the dot-com boom and bust.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
It was an end-of-relationship song, but in his sense I was overlaying the idea that this could be career-related in some way — he could be getting ready to cut his farewell album or something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Investments will continue as planned, he said, “but with a lot more focus on getting their customers to outcomes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Although Clare had not asked for a name—he made a habit of never getting too well acquainted with passing spirits—this, for once, came as a help.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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