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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

Still, he expects any capital raise will be pushed out until the end of the year at the earliest.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered an early 9th century manuscript in Rome containing one of the oldest surviving versions of the earliest known poem written in English.

From Science Daily • May 17, 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