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Eastern half hour when 19.5 million viewers watched Rory McIlroy win his first green jacket after topping Justin Rose in a playoff following 18 holes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Both main oil contracts rose Tuesday, with West Texas Intermediate topping $115 -- its highest in a month -- and Brent sitting around $111.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

That would be 8.6 times higher than the year-earlier figure, topping a FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 39.140 trillion won.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, topping forecasts, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, according to data released last Friday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Only this: when they’re done, as if topping off the tank, my father says, “That should do it.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides