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DR: With the film industry in major flux due to AI, social media and our changing attention spans, why do you think Cinespia’s outdoor screening model is important?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The property empire spans 128,000 acres across 19 counties and is given to the heir of the throne but there has been a push for a greater focus on "social impact".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This object, commonly shortened to 2002 XV93, measures about 500 km across, much smaller than Pluto, which spans 2,377 km.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The district spans from the Convention Center to the north to Green Meadows to the south and from Vermont Square to the west to the Central-Alameda corridor to the east.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Originally, geological history was divided into four spans of time: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson