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Historically, higher yields begin to have adverse effects on equity valuations as they break above approximately 4-5% in the U.S. and approximately 3-3.5% in Europe, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Salmonella causes approximately 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The police operation concluded at approximately 03:15 on Wednesday morning, with more than 320 fans involved.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
It does not explain gravity or dark matter – the invisible, so far unmeasured type of matter that makes up approximately 25% of the universe.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
But then again, I’ve thought about her approximately ten billion times a day.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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