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Pratt’s candidacy comes as many voters have grown frustrated over the lack of progress in cleaning up the streets despite billions of their dollars being spent to get people into shelters and permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Not having to pay billions of dollars to Musk in damages may help those odds.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Bio-Rad’s peers, including Thermo Fisher Scientific and Danaher, have spent tens of billions on acquisitions in recent years, while private-equity firms have also been more active.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That setup has investors pouring billions into non-Chinese rare earth projects.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Suddenly, he felt the painful sting of possibly billions of little mouths in his palm.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young