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EchoStar itself is also a play on SpaceX, thanks to a spectrum deal set to give the firm a nearly 3% stake in the soon-to-be-public company.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“The psychological trick I would play on myself at each meet was to imagine the water I’d dive into was freezing cold,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The bull case for Goldman is that it is the purest Wall Street play on the tech capital-raising boom along with Morgan Stanley—whose stock has roughly matched Goldman’s over the past year.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
So crank up the Victrola, press play on Spotify and nestle into your headphones.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The play on words here depends on ‘fact’ being both a synonym for ‘deed’ and ‘act’ but also a word used specifically for unlawful deeds and acts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
