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However, the company collapsed with debts of more than £500m and was taken over by US based Tilray earlier this year.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Unlike earlier experimental systems that relied on expensive sensors or specialized equipment, the new method works with ordinary WiFi hardware already found in most homes and businesses.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

“Fortissimo” dates from two years earlier than “The Pond,” but it has left overt landscape references behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

She looked shaky earlier in the game when she worked herself into a 3-2 count during the Knights’ first at-bat of the super regionals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

It was the mattress left behind by whomever had lived there earlier that had inspired him.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el