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These changes aren’t cost-driven, as Sony is instead hoping to prioritize growth under new business strategies implemented by its new chief executive, Ravi Ahuja.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Don’t go back to the moon,” Gregory Asimakis argued in a Houston Chronicle op-ed, saying it wasn’t worth the price tag and we should’ve launched robots instead of four humans.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

In the case of Humira, that’s $7,000 instead of the approximately $2,000 paid to the manufacturer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Richardson described it as "quite a common thing", for people to "make your money in the smoke and grime of Liverpool but you don't want to live there, and instead move out into the country".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Our voices ring out and, for just a second, I feel like I’m on top of the world instead of on a moderately sized mound of dirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison