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To add insult to injury: The company announced the layoffs were due to “low performance.”
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The world’s oil producers need to find enough new resources to add 300 billion barrels to their collective reserves to meet global demand through 2050, according to Wood Mackenzie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
That can add up to millions of dollars in savings for the people attending these workshops, who generally have a net worth ranging from about $25 million to $200 million, he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has directed police to add extra patrols along Ventura Boulevard after a string of residential burglaries across the San Fernando Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Yet if the scientists let their emotions get in the way of learning from the volcano, then the missed opportunity—the chance to prevent harm to someone else in the future—would only add to the tragedy.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Measurement and Data
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