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The walls of what is thought to be one of medieval England's earliest and largest leprosy hospitals have been uncovered in Lincoln by Time Team archaeologists.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
These samples contained more potassium than those used previously and came from material released during the earliest part of the eruption.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
OpenAI has delayed its own Wall Street debut till next year at the earliest, as Anthropic aims for November.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Varga was a member in the earliest incarnations of Gwar — famed for its outrageous costumes and blood-soaked sets — as Sexicutioner from 1985 to 1997.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The two of them had been very close to each other from their earliest years, and it was not strange that Thambi should follow his brother.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
