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At the time, the city was engulfed in regular protests over the erosion of free speech and assembly rights, which culminated in China passing a security law to crack down on dissent.

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The Toronto Blue Jays systematically dismantled the Yankees in the best-of-five division series, culminating with a 5-2 win that propelled them to the cusp of the World Series for the first time since 1993.

But the length has varied widely: The longest bull run lasted more than 12 years, starting in 1987 and culminating with the peak of the dot-com bubble in March 2000.

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The oil giant’s layoffs, amounting to about 3% of its global workforce, culminate a yearslong push to consolidate offices and thin its ranks as it targets billions of dollars in annual structural costs.

That run culminated in a tight bull flag formation, which resolved to the upside when the stock broke above the $178 pivot on Sept. 26.

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