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So, under a financial pressure, a handful of central banks including Turkey, Poland and Russia sold gold in the first quarter of this year, said Stefan Gleason, president and CEO at Money Metals Exchange.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
In 2023, the FDA placed 19 peptides in Category 2, which already included a handful of substances the agency considered to be dangerous.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Up 8%, down 5%, down 4%, up 6%—these are just a handful of the single-day herk-a-jerks since the beginning of February for shares of America’s largest company, Nvidia.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Appearing in Thologolong and its surrounds recently, however, were a handful of road signs graffitied with Freeman's name – something Janice Newnham told the BBC she'd thought was "somebody's April Fool's Day joke".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
She casts a handful of flower petals out, but at that exact moment, the wind pushes them back, directly into her face.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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