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If readings reach 30C before Monday, it will be the earliest date this has happened in the UK for over 70 years.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Their work provided some of the earliest hints of the infinite particle spectrum later connected to string theory.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

In 2022, after both parents had died, Ferrer opened a closet and found about 100 letters from Poly, the earliest less than a week after their departure.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Oprah Winfrey, one of Chopra’s earliest champions and business partners, gave him a huge boost with TV appearances in the early 1990s.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Before, though he had known them all well from his earliest childhood, he had been afraid of them.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda