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Management kept its adjusted earnings forecast unchanged at 30 cents to 34 cents a share.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

This solves the overfunding concern that has kept families from contributing aggressively.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And I was happy with the work, so then I kept doing that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In the obesity trial, which ran for six months and used the weight-loss drug Mounjaro, people who also received apitegromab kept around 1.9kg or 55% more muscle, or 'lean mass'.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

All during supper and afterwards, she kept getting up to look out of the window to check on Marlene.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo