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"The fire was brought under control quite early on - it was contained very quickly. We have now cleared the building and opened it up for the police," fire officer AK Malik said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

True, the quarterly report contained some numbers that the market could “nit pick” at, as Favuzza puts it in his Wednesday note.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The rest of the portfolio was mostly high-yield bonds, but contained small amounts of preferred and common stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

However, recent signals suggest wage pressures might remain contained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The Constitution contained no provision that committed the newly created federal government to a policy of gradual emancipation, or in any clear sense placed slavery on the road to ultimate extinction.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis