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“Based on what the options were pricing in heading into the week, that equates to nearly a three standard-deviation move, which should only happen about one out of every hundred weeks.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Rather, it points to the same conclusion that held for almost the first hundred years of the nation—that the federal government may raise an army, but it may not force anyone to serve in it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Musk’s data centers will probably bring in only a few hundred jobs while consuming millions of gallons of water a day and more electricity than is needed to power all of the homes in Memphis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

You’ve seen a couple hundred of them by the time you hit second or third grade, so you become familiar with the muted ethereal glow, the heavenly gaze and the look of piety.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The sun was bright, everything was moving well, and the dogs had settled into the rhythm that could take them a hundred or a thousand miles.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen