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Bayer announced last month that Monsanto had put forward the settlement of up $7.25 billion, seeking to draw a line under years of costly litigation.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

“I will never feel complete until I can finish that journey and arrive at 221b Baker Street and meet John Watson and draw a line through the word ‘young.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

If you do decide to pay him in order to draw a line under this, wait and see if his last visit fixes the problem.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

On Saturday, local police were determined to draw a line, rushing to the scene of Pretti’s shooting to secure evidence of a potential crime, rebuffing demands by federal agents to leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

As the elevator rises, I draw a line in my head from our rooms to the opposite side of the ship.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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