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This year, dispersion among stock returns is near record levels, based on various measures, setting the stage for what should be a stock picker’s paradise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The remarks offset signs that crude shipments were sitting near pre-war levels.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Paying Towns and Hart their maximum allowable contracts would almost certainly land the Knicks on the most dreaded financial terrain in the sport in the near future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Sun leads with a "£20m crash probe" after "two pilots steered away from buildings and ejected before the Hawk T2 nosedived and exploded near RAF Valley, North Wales, last month".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Joey and her female friends also have to deal with unwanted advances from men, especially because Joey’s house is near a Japanese military barracks.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Even where rainfall was nearer to average, the rain did not fall continuously as is typical during the monsoon, instead flipping between long dry spells and extreme rainfall.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In the nearer term, he cautioned, even a small amount of S&P 500 underperformance could trigger that momentum crowd to flee, speeding up a selloff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

As a result, the carmaker is set to significantly reduce its dealerships in the country from more than 150 to nearer 80 by the end of 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

They resumed digging at a sprawling and decaying property, shifting the focus from a battered greenhouse that was the center of attention Tuesday to an area nearer a home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

He was on his knees with a pail of water, and a cloth, and as I drew nearer I saw that he was washing not the flagstones, as I’d thought at first, but a rosebush.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

“Have a message? Find the nearest traffic camera and talk,” Handala wrote last year on one of its websites, which has since been taken down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Saririaky formation offers another striking example of the geological similarities between Earth and its nearest celestial neighbor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"But up in the Tallahassee Hills, where the nearest massive Mississippian mound center is located, it's common in all vessels. It's the plain-Jane tempering technique there."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

"We're about five miles out from the nearest transport hub and it's just hard to organise lifts even to get to work or college."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Folks ask GPS for the nearest store, it brings ’em here,” the clerk grunts.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

He expects SK Hynix’s shareholder returns to total 82 trillion won this year, as the company nears completion of its previously announced 40 trillion won share buyback or cancellation plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Such undecided voters will likely decide the election outcome, and persuading them is the key challenge for both parties as November nears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The book powerfully constricts as it nears the final appointment, describing a terrible itinerary of last things—David’s last meal, his last change of clothing, his last bit of paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

As next Tuesday's transfer deadline nears, Villa will play hardball for their all-time record Premier League goalscorer.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

As he nears us, I see his shoulders heavily hunched over and his feet drag as if he is trudging through mud.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Long Beach ordered some Peninsula residents to evacuate and Newport Beach temporarily closed its beaches and piers as Tropical Storm Rachel neared Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Brent crude oil prices rose 0.6% to $101.20 a barrel while WTI prices neared $90 after Houthi militants attacked Saudi airports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

As we neared the lagoon, a black-winged stilt flew alongside the car, trailing its legs behind it.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 on Saturday, as rescuers scoured deep, leg-sucking mud for survivors.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

As she neared the smithy, the door opened.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

It’s made 40 deals worth $20 billion so far this year, according to remarks recently made by CEO Dave Ricks, and it has two new weight-loss drugs nearing regulatory review.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Fire Department already has a budget nearing $1 billion and the tax is expected to generate another $345 million annually to the department that has long said it is woefully underfunded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

By Saturday morning it was nearing its £20,000 target.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Walgreens’ private-equity owner is nearing a deal to sell U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for close to $9 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The local saloons and other businesses formed a Stockyards Aid Society, and relief stations distributed groceries to those families nearing starvation.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield