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More than half—54%—of women are extremely or very likely to turn to a friend for emotional support, versus 38% of men, according to the Pew Research Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Forget the scrap for survival between Tottenham and West Ham, the real battle on the final day of the Premier League season is humans versus machines.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Pratt’s campaign has slightly more money left to spend on the race than the other leading candidates, at $1.42 million, versus Bass’ approximately $1.32 million, Miller’s nearly $1.3 million and Raman’s $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A group of five widely followed private-credit ETFs have lost 6.3% since the end of last year’s third quarter, on average, versus a 12.5% average loss for a package of widely followed private-equity ETFs.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“I thought you’d like to play a little three versus three, and I asked a few friends to join you?’

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty