circa

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Honeywell International circa 2026 can be like General Electric circa 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The California Military Academy spent a spectacular few of its early years, circa 1906, on the water at Santa Monica, leasing out the rambling Victorian pile that had once been the Arcadia Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

This circa 1636 painting is among Peter Paul Rubens’s last great works, a lovely vision of rural life crowned by a sweeping, colorful arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"Anyone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of leasehold knows that outright and immediate abolition of circa five million English and Welsh leases is almost certainly impossible."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A site for the Silicon Valley investor, circa 1996, was not a natural home for a sober-minded value investor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis