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By the end of the prison building boom in 2000, that number had risen to 1,663.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels have risen far more sharply than crude, widening the spread between feedstock costs and product prices and pushing refinery margins in the Atlantic Basin to record levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The series of extreme heatwaves since late spring resulted in marine heatwaves, where sea surface temperatures have risen up to 5C above normal.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Northeast was the pain center: 82% reported increases and 56% said costs had risen a lot.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
He takes another swig of sweet tea to swallow the little ball that’s risen in his throat.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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