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The elegant seven-bedroom estate spanned 6,101 square feet.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It spanned multiple countries including Spain and Switzerland as well as the Cayman Islands.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The musician, who died Monday at age 95, honed a deeply individual sound on his horn and penned several jazz standards in a career that spanned more than half a century.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The wedding festivities spanned two days in New York’s Hudson Valley and incorporated a summer camp theme.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The little bridges that spanned the small streams that fed the Rhoyne creaked alarmingly beneath their weight.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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