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The blue shirt became the second most expensive jersey sold at auction after an anonymous buyer beat out four other bidders at Sotheby's in New York.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Free cash flow fell to $1.53 billion in the second quarter, from $2.27 billion a year earlier, owing in part to tax payments from its Warner termination fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Root was a class apart in the second one-day international at Cardiff with a chanceless 99 that led England to a four-wicket win in tricky conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The streaming giant reported revenue of $12.6 billion in the second quarter, up 13% from a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
With those delaying tactics we hoped we could gain a life-saving seventy ticks of a second hand.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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