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The company, named after a remote region of South America spanning Argentina and Chile, was founded in 1973.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Newhouse helped steer his family’s Advance Publications, which has holdings spanning newspapers, business journals and magazines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Early humans occupied the site during the Middle Pleistocene, a period spanning roughly 774,000 to 129,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Office of Government Ethics, lists more than 3,600 stock trades spanning a range of companies and industries during the first three months of the year.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Because he lacked a good map, the cable spanning the river also remained incognito.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer