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The residence was designed by architect Kevin Clark and completed in 2011 after a lengthy construction process that spanned seven years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Year: 2015 Compiled by: Laura Bennett Of note: Although the numerical scale spanned from 1–10, one particularly ignominious scene earned a score of −1.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
“My service has spanned both Republican and Democratic administrations. I am not a politician, and I have no partisan loyalties,” he said.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The bookstore was now a hodgepodge of rooms that spanned nearly a whole block.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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