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Several hundred people gathered to protest outside the party conference.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“Bankruptcy cannot be the legacy of these Games,” Rodriguez wrote, without elaborating on what she meant, though L.A.’s top budget official recently projected a deficit, unconnected to the Olympics, of “several hundred million” dollars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Dr. Andres Acosta, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, said it is valuable information because many patients pay several hundred dollars out of pocket for the drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Two hundred fifty years ago, the “truths” Thomas Jefferson laid out in the Declaration of Independence were not yet “self-evident,” as Elaine Pagels pointed out in a recent essay.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

In the middle of the afternoon we came to Rainy Pass Lodge, having covered seventy-four miles from Finger Lake, two hundred and nineteen miles since we left Anchorage.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell