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But it’s notable that private equity overall returned 15.1% annually on average between 1984 and 2024, versus 11.7% for the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

She noted that over the past day, just five vessels had passed through the strait versus the typical 150 during a normal 24-hour period.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“There’s a widening gap between what people have versus what they need,” Roberts said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The difference between a sweeping ruling on constitutional grounds versus a more tailored opinion on statutory grounds is a critical one, legal experts said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis