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The first batches of votes include the earliest voters, who tend to be more decisive and engaged than the general public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are already using organoids for a wide range of medical studies, including efforts to repair damaged livers, investigate Crohn's disease in children, and study the earliest stages of pregnancy.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“A Landscape Painter,” one of his earliest short stories, follows the antiheroic Locksley, a painter with one foot in both of the neighborhood’s social worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It is the first time Kazakhstan's Rybakina has failed to reach the third round at the Paris major since 2020, while it is her earliest exit from a Grand Slam since the 2024 Australian Open.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The earliest repeating rifles appeared during the American Civil War.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman