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Retail sales due Tuesday will show whether the rebound in consumer demand—a key drive of the economy’s recovery—has lost steam.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Long-time leaders Hearts ultimately lost the Scottish Premiership to Celtic by two points but the Tynecastle side finished with a slightly better goal difference.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“I’m very happy that I never lost track of that. Because I do believe that we need to tell our own stories, in our own unique voices, before someone else does it for us.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Fernandez appealed and lost, filed a federal habeas petition and was denied, and then finally moved to reduce his sentence under compassionate release.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
I’d seen the dwindling woodpile in the yard and knew how difficult it was to get more, especially once Papa had lost his teaching job over a year ago.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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