the past
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Sandisk has signed five long-term new-business-model agreements as of the past quarter and is in active talks with other clients.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
A sharp decline in the use of custody for children over the past two decades, combined with limited capacity in mental health inpatient beds, has created a bottleneck for children in crisis.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
SpaceX has been working with the NRO over the past few years to develop a classified satellite network.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Reports that a total of 26 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours also helped ease global oil-supply worries and contributed to the fall in prices.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Like all our meddling in the past hadn’t changed the future, but, of course, it had.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
