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While employment in home construction has declined, the opposite is taking place among commercial builders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Surveys commissioned by Virgin Media O2 found UK adults on average spent four hours per day on their phone, with 36% of this taking place unintentionally.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A small number of the crossings are taking place through a part of the Gulf that the U.S. cleared earlier this month as part of its short-lived “Project Freedom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The last Bayreuth “Ring” looked like a Netflix series taking place in a modernist woodsy villa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Juanita pointed to the celebration taking place in the dead man’s front lawn.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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