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“Normal” cumulative breadth — the mere running sum of daily advances minus declines — has not yet made a new all-time high, although it is not far from doing so.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

In 1993, scientists discovered a mercury-based copper-oxide ceramic called Hg1223 that reached superconductivity at minus 140 degrees C, or 133 K. That material held the ambient-pressure record for more than 30 years.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The company guided for revenue of $3.9 billion, plus or minus $100 million for the third quarter, above the $3.61 billion expected by analysts.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Both results are well within the poll’s plus or minus 2.8% margin of error.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Yet she’s hardly older than Anatole and looks just like him, minus the broad shoulders and narrow waist.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver