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They were the go-to gifts for Father’s Day: a book about some little-known chapter of World War II, the sweeping narrative of a shipwreck, perhaps the latest presidential biography.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

This is perhaps best exemplified by a quote from Tommy Ramone, whose parents survived the Holocaust and left Hungary after the Soviet invasion in the 1950s: “People don’t associate punk and Jews.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

That stock would have a market value of, perhaps, $500 billion if it all happens, taking his total SpaceX stake to an estimated $3.5 trillion.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

But the other, and perhaps greatest piece of luck was that my generation worked in an era in which employers - public and private - offered membership of defined benefit pension schemes.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Which wasn’t, perhaps, the only conclusion Mullineaux would’ve wanted the people to take from his talk.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone