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“The team would need to have a strong mandate to guarantee access to sites and personnel,” possibly backed up by the threat of force if Tehran didn’t comply, Albright said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

STOCKHOLM—Autoliv ALV 1.99%increase; green up pointing triangle backed full-year guidance despite highlighting the difficulty in fully assessing the impact of evolving geopolitical challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The government's Sovereign AI unit is a venture capital fund that will invest in British AI companies, backed by £500m of public funding.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

California Medical Assn. spokesperson Erin Mellon said the group met with candidates and backed Swalwell “based on the information available to us” at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Tomás put the truck into reverse and backed up twice as fast as they had driven forward.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith