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The unprecedented mix of stimulus, inflation and swings in postpandemic demand threw off economic forecasting models that the finance ministry used for annual budgeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He began his turn as Bo, which lasted for more than 586 episodes, following the departure of original actor Peter Reckell, who would return to the show off and on in the following decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite this, Phoebe was not told the carriage she was directed to would stop beyond the platform, leaving her unable to use a ramp to get off.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"There's very limited travel between the US and Russia, obviously, but like anything else, something like that gets out, it could quickly spread," Rubio told reporters before taking off for a visit to Iceland.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Then he took the helmet off and smelled it.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
