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That’s less than 1% lower than the 1,921,840 who had enrolled by this time last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Prices touched $4,500 per ounce on Tuesday, and Goldman Sachs sees a rise to $4,900 by this time next year, with J.P.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

As the New York Times’ DealBook noted, this doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll have a Warnetflix behemoth by this time next year.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

The British journalist and biographer had by this time been a thorn in the side of Anglophone Christianity for two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The white sails by this time had already entered the river, easily making headway against the current.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman