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The market looks to be pricing in “potential dilution” of the current proposals, which leaves expectations more “finely balanced” versus international standards, the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
When you start collecting Social Security at 64, you’ll add another $4,100 to the pot, which leaves you with a more modest shortfall of $1,800 a month.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
As one of the corporation's high profile names, his abrupt departure is a fresh blow for the BBC - the last for the current director general Tim Davie, who leaves the corporation later this week.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
This leaves me optimistic... it shows us that we can still do this stuff, the really hard stuff.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He grabbed a handful of soapwort leaves, mashed them in water, and washed off the last of the wolverine dung.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.