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Knowing someone — or of someone — who is gay or lesbian has long tended to dispel falsehoods and quell fears that might exist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

In the past, investors could often treat bitcoin like a high-beta version of the Nasdaq: When tech stocks rallied, bitcoin tended to rally harder, and when tech sold off, bitcoin often fell harder, Kooner noted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

At Walmart, customers in test locations ordered around lunch or dinner and tended to add other items to their Subway delivery, said executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Sharp said the findings among young adults aged 16-29 were the most concerning as they had higher levels of takeaway use, tended to "buy lunch on the go" and served themselves larger portions.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Every pot grew some sort of herb, flower, or other plant Babulya carefully cultivated and tended to.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack