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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Tuesday said its board approved investments of up to $500 million each in Anthropic’s common shares at the IPO price and OpenAI’s preferred stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He said the company was 15-times oversubscribed for 2028 launches as European governments now preferred European providers to put their defence satellites up as opposed to firms overseas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The researchers also discovered notable differences in the characteristics of people who preferred particular consumption methods.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The former international Jorge Andrade told me some supporters preferred figures like Figo, Eusebio, Paulo Futre or Rui Costa.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Penelope would have much preferred to stay in the nursery, building triremes out of toothpicks with the children until bedtime, but she could hardly refuse Lady Constance.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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