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Asked whether he would reveal the contents of the deal with China, Wale said it contained a non-disclosure agreement and he had not seen it until just before his visit to Australia.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In Uganda last year, an Ebola outbreak was contained within weeks because trained health workers, emergency response teams and treatment infrastructure were already in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He says the device would have also contained messages with the peer.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The rest of the portfolio was mostly high-yield bonds, but contained small amounts of preferred and common stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Each CDO contained pieces of a hundred different mortgage bonds—which in turn held thousands of different loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis