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The weekend ticket sales underscore the enduring appeal of Star Wars, which remains among Disney’s top five franchises, producing more than $1 billion in annual retail sales.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
For Wallace Bulimo, biochemistry professor at Kenya's University of Nairobi, events in DR Congo underscore the need for more investment.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
As if to underscore the narrowness of the margin, the ship on which Ms. Wisse escaped Europe was torpedoed on its way back.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Wednesday, just days after Donald Trump left the Chinese capital, seeking to underscore their close ties.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
To underscore her authority it is likely that Cleopatra arranged a stop at Memphis—the former capital where the pharaohs of ages past resided.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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