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Brent crude prices shot back above $100 a barrel this week as oil-hungry sectors across the world came to grips with a closure that is lasting much longer than originally feared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Buffett had originally envisioned Weschler and Todd Combs running the entire equity portfolio under the oversight of Buffett’s successor as CEO.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The family's lawyers have now made an urgent application to the high court in South Africa for the former president's body to be returned to the funeral home where it was originally being kept.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

General admission passes to the three-day festival originally retailed at $649 and $549 for the festival’s two weekends, respectively, with VIP tickets priced at double.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

My mother listened horror-struck as he told us what he had learned from his factory contacts originally from Narewka.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson