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Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. has sparked dread in Hollywood for another reason, too: Thousands of jobs already have vanished through a string of media mergers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The scandal has led to the cancellation of a string of concerts.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

She also collaborated with director Martin Scorsese on a string of his acclaimed 1970s films including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver and New York, New York.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In the mathematical study of symmetry, or group theory, one such number—important in string theory—is fittingly named “the monster group”: 808,017,424,794,512,875,886,459,904,961,710,757,005,754,368,000,000,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Then I take off the key I carry on a string around my neck, lock our apartment, and hold Boo’s hand as we tiptoe down the stairs.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko