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To amp up its buying spree, the company started selling stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

City players are scheduled to report for pre-season on 20 July, with those taking part in the World Cup given extra time off, but what is on Maresca's immediate to-do list once he gets started?

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

This week may be a short one, but it started off with a bang.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

What started off as a trailblazing music partnership between música mexicana band Fuerza Regida and L.A. label Rancho Humilde has now fizzled into a sticky online drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Because we never had fried mush till school started.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck