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You mentioned that both of you plan to claim benefits at age 62, the earliest age at which retirement benefits can begin.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

One of the earliest scripts she wrote was a greeting for users returning home, which she wanted to feel like the "warmest welcome in the whole wide world."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

According to this idea, these materials were especially important during the earliest stages of life's development, helping generate the first biologically relevant molecules from nonliving substances.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

That is largely due to investing early with Peter Thiel’s venture firm Founders Fund, one of the earliest backers of SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There is no direct evidence regarding de’ Barbari’s date of birth, but he was described as old and ill in 1512; his earliest securely dated work is 1500.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton