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That benchmark briefly topped $140 a metric ton in mid-March, the highest level since late 2024, though far below the $440 reached in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The third song ever to win Eurovision, in 1958, it sold more than 18 million copies worldwide and remains the only contest winner to have topped the US charts.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Revenue declined 4.7% to $880.5 million but topped the analyst consensus prediction of $826.3 million, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Australian-born comedian James McCann topped the bill Saturday night at the Hollywood Improv, and the eclectic crowd packed the place ready to celebrate his arrival in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Clare spent half his days tending to their whims, but they were a sweet little bunch—adorable, really—short pink stems topped by clusters of yellow buttons.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman