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If we reach 30 Celsius before Monday, this will be the earliest 30C since 1952.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In 2022, after both parents had died, Ferrer opened a closet and found about 100 letters from Poly, the earliest less than a week after their departure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Oprah Winfrey, one of Chopra’s earliest champions and business partners, gave him a huge boost with TV appearances in the early 1990s.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

OpenAI allowed employees to sell up to $30 million worth of shares each in a recent financing, making them some of the earliest financial winners of the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Later, Morrie Young, one of the earliest members of the team, would recall how one of the few times he would see McKee angry was whenever someone said “if we find the ship.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler