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[fawr-mer-lee] / ˈfɔr mər li /


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Increasingly, beauty and health brands are reframing formerly taboo ailments and issues, using them as a way to build community.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “House of Ashur” alternate timeline shows Ashur’s formerly enslaved Syrian having won his freedom and the patronage of Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the triumvirate of generals uneasily sharing power.

From Salon

That hasn’t stopped a steady stream of upbeat 2026 outlooks from strategists, nearly all of which see high-single or double-digit percentage gains for the benchmark index, including from formerly cautious voices.

From Barron's

In all, local officials have said the combination of state and expected federal cuts could force more than 14,500 formerly homeless households in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

"OpenAI is the next Netscape, doomed and hemorrhaging cash," Burry said recently in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

From Barron's