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“You have to build connections and connect with people who are already at the apex of their careers,” he said, calling the race to get boatloads of cash “an exercise in bridge-building.”

“I understand why someone who discovered the band early on saw them in little bars, and heard ‘Murmur,’ and internalized those early albums as the apex of their sound,” says Carlin.

“Everybody thought Ron DeSantis was at this powerful apex of politics that could not be torn down,” Lanza said.

"So these dolphins are top of the food chain and the apex predator so this is a really safe, shallow protected nursery for these mothers to raise their calves and that's why their population is currently thriving so well," she added.

Blake Treinen, 37, RP, Apex: When healthy, Treinen is as tough to hit as any reliever in baseball, mixing a frisbee-like sweeper with a mid-90s fastball.