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There is little doubt that a crumbling Egyptian economy circa 1,100 B.C. prompted the country’s early leadership to loot the tombs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It was beyond disconcerting to hear the Iranian foreign minister on Sunday sounding like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky circa 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

As Steph brilliantly frames it, welcome to the subprime auto-lending sector, circa late 2025.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

That’s right, the so-called rock-n-roll comfort food king — but more accurately the extremely unhealthy-looking, ear-splitting maniac who thinks he’s fronting a college garage band circa 1995.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2014

A site for the Silicon Valley investor, circa 1996, was not a natural home for a sober-minded value investor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis