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Investors may have dodged the most significant bullet on June 5, when Standard & Poor’s opted not to change its index-listing rules for any of its market indices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Passion, humor and a snarl of defiance run through the album like a bullet.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

At 66, he wondered whether it was time to bite the bullet.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

He acknowledges this is complicated as the Supreme Court suggests these "bullet point rights" may only come into play in relation to Troubles issues, but this part of the judgement is only advisory.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

An intense pain shot through my eye like a bullet, and I let go of the string.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall