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Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Dubbed Don Colossus, the statue depicts the president on that fateful afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, moments after surviving what would turn out to be the first of many attempts on his life.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“Some layers of the stack will be vastly overvalued at today’s prices, and some will turn out to be vastly undervalued,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Yet that different world may turn out to represent the one you have left.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

No doubt Cook would have baked a cake for the occasion, had she known how well things would turn out.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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