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In the agreement, facilitated by the Iranian company Sahara Thunder, Iran sought to transfer the technology, materials, and know-how needed External link to produce a variant of its now-infamous Shahed-136 drone inside Russia.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Rivian will first launch a $57,990 model, with plans to debut a $45,000 variant in late 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In late 2027, Rivian plans to offer the R2 Standard variant, set to cost around $45,000.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

"In a way it almost sounded like a strange variant of Obama 2.0 in terms of economic reforms and so forth," said former ambassador DeLaurentis.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

This is the preferred spelling, though dictionaries now accept sherbert as a variant.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner