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That makes him, by some distance, the highest paid athlete in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Costco’s U.S. comparable sales, adjusted for gasoline, rose 8.7% in May, marking their highest level in over a year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The most effective strategy involved sterilizing about 22% of adult female koalas each year in areas with the highest population densities rather than applying the approach across the entire region.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Judges who interpret our laws should be held to the highest ethical standards.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

By late September 2008 the nation’s highest financial official, U.S.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis