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[uh-mount] / əˈmaʊnt /






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Last year, a Rwanda-backed rebel group, M23, seized control of major eastern cities, including Goma, in North Kivu Province, and Bukavu, in South Kivu Province, severing a vast amount of territory from government reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

That is roughly the same amount of power the entire New England electrical grid External link uses on high-demand days in the winter.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Also in the collection was a bronze sculpture by Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi, which sold for $107.6m - the second highest amount a sculpture has ever gone for at auction.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

While a user can’t spend beyond the amount loaded on the card, critics say receiving a notification that they’ve been reimbursed immediately after a purchase can mimic the feeling of gambling and alter spending behavior.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The girl who had died and left him and never once looked back, that no amount of searching with the ring could ever find.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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