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The company’s plans for long-term business growth, along with announcements of new premium features, comes about a month after Spotify reported first-quarter earnings, where subscriber growth underperformed Wall Street expectations.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Sunday's presidential election comes about four months after outgoing President Patrice Talon survived a coup attempt, when Nigeria - the regional superpower - sent warplanes to bombard mutinous soldiers who had attempted to overthrow him.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The decision comes about seven weeks after lawyers acting for the federal government and TikTok Technology Canada agreed to a judge-approved settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The vote comes about two months before the commission, which began its work in July, is scheduled to finish its deliberations and deliver a list of recommendations to the council.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

The game was declared a draw through the special rule of repetition—that is, when a position comes about three times, not necessarily in succession, the game is automatically a draw.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady



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