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For a pitcher under contract to the Dodgers through 2035, it is certainly defensible in the short and the long term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The U.S. sanctions certainly made life harder for Tehran, increasing the cost of selling its oil, and reducing Iranian revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Barber's overall assessment was direct: "Orion itself seems to have worked pretty well, actually - certainly all the propulsion stuff, which is the real critical stuff."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Unfortunately for car buyers, a domestically produced Geely SUV would almost certainly no longer cost $25,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

And they certainly don’t explain physical manifestations of spirits like that of Estelle Livermore or the ever-present Benjamin Franklin.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock