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The S&P 500 ended last week up 2.3%, posting its largest six-week percentage gain since the week ending May 16, and its 15th record close this year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
They claimed the burial site was too close to their settlement.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
One of the biggest crises the company faced was Prohibition, when liquor was outlawed and distilleries in America were forced to close.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“It’s very frustrating,” Doncic said between Games 1 and 2, standing with his hands in his pockets, pained to report that he wasn’t close to returning, five weeks into his eight-week return-to-work timeline.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Childhood scenes rushed back at me out of the night, strangely close and urgent.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
