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At Chez Fifi on the Upper East Side, the poulet rôti, served by the half portion, is $78.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The former party leader and Upper Bann assembly member had been facing the prospect of being deselected by his constituency association ahead of the next assembly election.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The largest amount known to be spent on any sports card is the $12.932 million paid last year for the 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card featuring Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The study offers a clearer understanding of how people responded to environmental change during the Late Upper Paleolithic period.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The explosion of technology since the Industrial Revolution impresses us today, but the medieval explosion was equally impressive compared with that of the Bronze Age, which in turn dwarfed that of the Upper Paleolithic.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond