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Some of the earliest dustups date back to the 1990s, when voters rejected a ballot measure to widen the runway to accommodate jumbo jets, such as Boeing 737s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
By examining the chemical fingerprints inside these old stars, scientists can infer what the first stars were like and how they began enriching the cosmos with its earliest chemical elements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Other buildings still on the site are not intended to be demolished until 2040 at the earliest with final site clearance expected by 2095.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
OpenAI has delayed its own Wall Street debut till next year at the earliest, as Anthropic aims for November.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Did you know that the song was written by one of our earliest graduates?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
