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A 7-1 longshot ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, So Happy won by 2 3/4 lengths and paid $16.60 after his first win around two turns and third win overall in four career starts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

This “prime-age” group’s participation rate has held near multidecade highs—evidence that the overall decline in participation is being driven by an aging population cycling out of the workforce rather than discouraged workers giving up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The issue is pretending that the waste is material to the overall budget, when it isn’t and never has been.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

By the third quarter of 2025, it accounted for nearly half of all spending growth, contributing almost a full percentage point to overall economic expansion.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Other kinds of music are also so likely to follow a particular overall plan that they have become associated with a particular form.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones