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Beyond its role as a major creditor, China has built a broad economic presence in Zambia, with interests spanning copper mining, roads, airports, power projects and industrial parks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
But this presentation, spanning a quarter-century and featuring more than 100 objects, shows that a popular visual trademark does not a great artist make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Super Troopers 3” hardly feels like some long-awaited third go-round in a franchise spanning 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
After a career spanning decades, with senior corporate roles in fashion, and a period of freelancing, 52-year-old Stacey Duguid decided to find "one last job".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The team trotted briskly out of town, across the bridge spanning the river, and on up the road between meadows that seemed to have grown a little brighter since morning.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
