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Dealers loved the Chrysler 300, which had a good amount of Mercedes hardware under the skin, but the brand struggled to adapt to a world where SUVs began to rule American roads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"It engages the right amount of brain and at the end of it you go, 'Oh, that was really pleasant'."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite its rocky jobs report for the month of February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics came out Friday with better-than-expected employment projections for March: 178,000 new positions added—almost triple the amount non-government economists had anticipated.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

As a result, any losses will be insured up to $40 billion, double the original amount announced in March.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The amount of glass in various shapes, sizes, and colors was truly staggering—as many as twenty thousand pieces.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler