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Atomic clocks, meanwhile, can be used for far more precise timekeeping, with broad applications spanning defense as well as telecommunications infrastructure and data centers.

From Barron's

All eyes turned to the Permian, a humongous oil field that spans West Texas and New Mexico and pumps roughly half of the country’s crude.

From The Wall Street Journal

Founded in 1928, the firm is a major player in automotive and industrial parts and has around 10,800 locations spanning 17 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

The investment targets spanned a range of healthcare interests, from a vaccine administration firm that did business with UnitedHealth to a provider of digital health services that offers a product that competes with it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Documents released recently by the Justice Department show meetings and email correspondence between Pritzker and Epstein spanning multiple years, including references to multiple meetings scheduled throughout 2018, as well as communication between Pritzker and Maxwell.

From The Wall Street Journal