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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
“Prices have climbed since the outbreak of the war, but at a much slower pace than overall crude oil.”
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
I’m not talking here about racial differences in overall crime rates.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.