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In his hands, that old chop-socky cliché where a circle of ninjas challenges the hero one at a time becomes a sphere of ninjas simultaneously engulfing the hero from above and below.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

GE’s aerospace franchise was called the crown jewel of the old GE, which is how Stephanie Link, Hightower’s chief investment strategist, describes Honeywell’s aerospace franchise today.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Fortunately, we are now back in the good old U.S. of A where…the temperatures are expected to be even hotter?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He carried on like he's a total bystander in Celtic's double-winning season, like he was an old man who wandered aimlessly into Lennoxtown and was bamboozled by what he saw.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Even his voice sounded a million years old.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman