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His career has spanned more than six decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The elegant seven-bedroom estate spanned 6,101 square feet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The dance-focused opening day of the festival spanned a host of styles and generations, with Notion, a prominent bassline DJ, and trance-focused Marlon Hoffstadt also on the bill.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The government likely intervened in the foreign-exchange market during the nation’s Golden Week holidays that spanned from late April to early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The bookstore was now a hodgepodge of rooms that spanned nearly a whole block.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman



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