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The market has gotten expensive since the pandemic as stocks of tech giants have come to dominate the index.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

But for Ong, the stakes for winning the role felt different - in fact, Ong says she "didn't even realise what a big deal it was" to have gotten the part.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said those four companies — Brazilian industry giant JBS; National Beef, which is controlled by a Brazilian company; Cargill; and Tyson Foods — had gotten bigger due to consolidation.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Youngkin, pausing to check his phone, said he has regularly gotten “Happy Birthday” whistles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

She’d been nervous as a cat when I first started at Formann’s, though over the last two and a half weeks she seemed to have gotten used to it.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu