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The U.S. is adding the fewest new jobs on record during an economic expansion, but businesses are also loath to remove people from their payrolls.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
This compares to 704 the previous year and was the fewest since at least 2021.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Last season, Manchester United played just 40 matches in all competitions, their fewest in a single campaign since 1914-15, and finished third.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Bruins are coming off a season in which they won just three games, their fewest in more than 54 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Light trips over pebbles, rocks, dirt...searches for the fewest weeds, fallen branches, and twigs...searches for where brush has been worn away.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
