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These forced timeouts applied to single stocks came after the so-called flash crash in 2010, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points in eight minutes before recouping much of the loss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
For companies like X Square, the logic of launching an imperfect service lies in data collection for so-called embodied artificial intelligence.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Many forecasts suggest this could end up as a so-called "super" El Niño, and even be among the strongest ever recorded.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The market’s expectations for capital spending among so-called hyperscalers in 2027 are way too conservative.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Only in the mid-nineteenth century, after the growth of industrial cities and a rash of urban riots—after dread of the so-called dangerous classes surpassed dread of the state—did police departments emerge in the United States.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Booked
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The Losers Club
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We Are Displaced
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