brothers

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“By the time Lehman Brothers failed in September 2008, nitrogenous fertilizer prices had jumped by an unprecedented 86 percent year over year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The pair, known as the FTD Brothers, started their challenge by running the London Marathon before then completing a marathon in all 32 counties on the island of Ireland in the following 32 days.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Toll Brothers, a luxury homebuilder, advanced 29% over the past year and shows a double bottom pattern with 46% upside potential.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

After telling interviewers she wanted to play Grushenka in an adaptation of “The Brothers Karamazov,” they asked her if she could spell the character’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

I walk on, eventually settling on a patch of grass some distance from the Fox Brothers menagerie.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen