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“It is a new competition that has started today. We did play well, but we were timid.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Judging by the smiles and charmed looks on shoppers’ faces, her produce-inspired candles are less about illuminating rooms and more about sharing the joy she sought when she first started the company in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

ScotRail has started charging ticket dodgers a minimum £10 fare in a bid to crack down on people deliberately boarding a train without paying.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“I started moving dirt and I started shaping it.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

We rode the train home in stunned silence—and we started watching Otto more closely.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom