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In 2023, Ken Salazar, then the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said there were at least 200 tunnels that spanned the border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
That investigation spanned seven years and roped in more than a dozen other automakers, identifying over 4,000 reports of sunroof fractures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The singer sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and wrote over 3,000 songs in a career that spanned six decades.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
American icon Dolly Parton, whose career as a country singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist spanned six decades, has died at age 80.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The carpenters then installed pieces of wood, called lagging, that spanned the space between two centerings.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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