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Apollo and humanoids like it require critical machine components known as actuators that are hard to come by in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a result, most of the crude being refined at Dangote's Kenyan refinery will have to come by ship from other regions, at least initially.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
After David Ellison acquired Paramount and set his sights on Warner Bros., goodwill has been hard to come by for the studio.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Though recent statistics are hard to come by, there are signs that a shift is under way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Cinder's girlfriend—a gray-haired, lipsticked, cigarette-smoking mail woman named Miss Fran—would always come by his store to deliver letters and bills, always catching him in the middle of his jokester routines.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
