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The creator of the statue, Alan Cottrill, told AFP on Friday that after months of waiting for the payments to come through, he had finally gotten paid in full two weeks ago.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Stocks with hefty dividend yields have gotten harder and harder to find as more companies use buybacks to distribute extra cash.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Freudian analysts have made Oedipus the leading name in complexes, while Antigone has gotten a boost from educators seeking a counterweight to the male perspective typical of ancient texts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Few have gotten more out of three ragged chords than Diamond did in his first Top 10 single.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She’d gotten called away for an emergency meeting right after I’d gotten home from my visit to Elliot’s room, and the dark circles under her eyes were more pronounced than ever.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin