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The disruption went global within a span of an hour, knocking out Microsoft products in 74 countries and territories, outage tracker Downdetector reported.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
England scores two goals in a two-minute span and overcomes a relentless Mexico attack after going down a player in a 3-2 World Cup round-of-16 win on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
A second fund with 75 bags launched at the end of last year and Auslander is now raising a $5 million fund that will span 3 ½ years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Heading into Friday’s trading, Tesla had erased more than $200 billion in market capitalization over a two-day span.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
I stood at the front of the line, looking at the gleaming span of checkered tile between the PSF’s black boots and my mud-splattered toes.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Presumably, as in most intimate relationships that have spanned some years, Mr. Huang would have spoken to her unguardedly—about what the American president said and wants, about what other American tech titans are doing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
His silver screen debut in "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" kicked off a six-decade career that spanned more than 100 movies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The allegations spanned a 10-year period from 1999 to 2009 and involved six female complainants.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bass ran for the California state Assembly as a Democrat in 2004, making the jump from community organizer to elected official representing a district that spanned parts of South and West Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The bridge spanned a dry gully, which sheltered them as they slept.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
The community will feature 500 custom and semicustom homes, ranging in size from 1,282 square feet to sprawling mansions spanning more than 19,000 square feet.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
In a series of three trades spanning mere hours on Monday, Gladstone completely remade his team’s defense with a new safety and two defensive linemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The criminal charges against Brand stem from his interactions with six different women in the U.K. spanning from the late 1990s to the late aughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Outlander ended in the summer after a 12-year run spanning eight seasons.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Tenzing was moving closely behind the other four, stepping exactly where they had stepped, when he broke through a thin veneer of snow spanning a deep crevasse.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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