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Among the earliest to scale online retail – and with a clear vision of how the internet could revolutionise shopping with convenience and speed – it captured market share faster than many rivals.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That contest is expected in mid-June at the earliest, meaning any formal leadership challenge is likely to be triggered afterwards.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Mr. Hazen, a geoscientist, was studying how minerals formed in the earliest stars and planets when he saw a possible parallel with biological evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

As many critics have explained about Jackson, few performers have been present in the lives of most Americans from their earliest days on Earth.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

The two of them had been very close to each other from their earliest years, and it was not strange that Thambi should follow his brother.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya