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Ardern, 46, won international acclaim for her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand but the restrictions dented her popularity at home before she stood down from politics in January 2023.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Microsoft had 223,000 employees globally at the end of June, down from 228,000 at the end of 2025, according to regulatory filings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the third quarter, Whirlpool reported net sales of $3.7 billion—below Wall Street’s expectation of $3.9 billion, according to FactSet, and down from $4 billion a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
And the middle’s share is shrinking, down from 32.9% in 1999 and 30.2% at the end of 2024, according to the data.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Turning to the little monkeys, he uttered a few of those deep grunts and then every one of them started dropping down from the sycamore tree.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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