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Thursday's data showed "the economy performed remarkably well in the early stages of the energy price shock", said Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The proposal is still in the preliminary stages and may not proceed, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

These rocks formed in a shallow marine environment along a continental shelf during the final stages of Gondwana's formation, before the supercontinent eventually split apart to form regions that became South America and Africa.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Leicestershire's Ahmed is currently at the Indian Premier League, though his Delhi Capitals face a battle to reach the latter stages.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

In early stages of food production, people simultaneously collected wild foods and raised cultivated ones, and diverse types of collecting activities diminished in importance at different times as reliance on crops increased.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond