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The superfast 140-mile rail line between London and Birmingham will cost up to $971 million a mile by the time it’s fully open—currently estimated for 2040 at the earliest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
However, he said hospital flow plans were designed to reduce pressures and the Scottish government intended to end corridor care "at the earliest possible opportunity".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Researchers believe those lower estimates were influenced by the widespread population losses caused by disease, frontier violence, and systemic oppression before the earliest Australian censuses were conducted.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The earliest date a hearing can take place, he said, will be after the Fed's policy meeting scheduled for December 8-9.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
There is no direct evidence regarding de’ Barbari’s date of birth, but he was described as old and ill in 1512; his earliest securely dated work is 1500.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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