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That could allow its current investors to start cashing out even if the refinery never gets built — a milestone many energy industry insiders still view as a long shot.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"The unmanned drone would have been used instead of sending in a ship or a helicopter where people could have been shot at," Dr Pettyjohn says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But on Tuesday she delivered a new outlook so rosy that shares shot up as much as 35%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"The tip, how he had to control it and tip it in -- that has to be the most iconic shot in the history of New York basketball."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Five hands including mine shot into the air.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin