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Busch was let go by Hendrick Motorsports after the 2007 season, making room for the team to sign Dale Earnhardt Jr.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Their counterparts today go by terms like techno-oligarchs.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Around the same time, Mark was let go by the NBA—unfairly, according to both brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"I'd do anything to get another title, but the years go by and you're less likely to win it," he said prior to this year's event.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

She calls Trey, who’s at work but says he’ll go by the station on his way home.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas