unicorn
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The unicorn is among a crop of companies long considered candidates for public listings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nicole Fani, 40, snapped up a rare “secret” unicorn Sonny Angel for more than $300 because she had to have it for her collection of hundreds of the figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
With a fanbase that included grandmas and Gen-Zers, Republicans and Democrats, drag queens and evangelicals, Parton was a kind of unicorn in America's polarised society.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Read: There have been updates over time, but the original glass etching featuring a mythical unicorn remains on a window in the study.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
At that moment, a honeybee lands on Suma’s unicorn horn.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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The deal carries serious implications for venture firms that hold shares in software unicorns, likely at elevated marks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
And Callum Beattie's performance of the Scotland football anthem Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - featuring silver unicorns and dancing Barrowland-style stars - put a smile on everyone's face.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, as capital and investor attention are focused on AI and a handful of companies, experts say, non-AI companies and older unicorns — startups valued at more than $1 billion — face difficulty raising funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
According to the PitchBook Unicorn Tracker, about 40% of the total value of those unicorns comes from AI firms, which suggests that these companies are very young indeed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
But the unicorns, instead of parting, closed in around them, encircling them, butting against Christopher’s chest with their faces.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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