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Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed, and Northrop shares have gained an average of 32% in that span.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

By contrast, all other industries combined lost an average of 43,000 jobs a month during that span.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The number of homeless students in Los Angeles County is surging, with thousands more unhoused in the span of a single school year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

These cans contained fillets from four species collected over a 42-year span in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

We cross the Golden Gate Bridge with its wide span of reddish-orange cables, our windows rolled all the way down to feel the breeze.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio