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Over the 14 years preceding Liberation Day, the S&P 500 low-volatility group traded at an average premium of 20% to the high-beta group on trailing price/earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It looks as if the British farmers who had been building Stonehenge over the preceding centuries all but disappeared – again, for reasons which remain unclear.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

He described spotting mysterious "orange orbs flaring up and down" when investigating "loud thuds heard in the mountains" on a test range where others had spotted UFOs in preceding days.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

And, inflation has remained higher and more volatile than in the years preceding Covid.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The words were reaching him, he later reflected, in a way that nothing else had in the preceding twenty-six months.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel