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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

The trial took onlookers back in time to the earliest days of the boom as OpenAI and Musk’s SpaceX now race to go public.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In 2013, a team led by Reed discovered a 2.8 million year old jaw from the earliest known Homo specimen.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

She had gestured to the Rolodex on her desk during one of their earliest sessions, then turned the dial to flip through the contact cards.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro