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Peter Bradbury, from Preston, will be entitled to his state pension when he is aged 66 and eight months.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But UConn went eight scoreless minutes against Notre Dame in the 70-52 win in the Elite Eight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The geopolitical headwinds are expected to have labor implications, but they also will take time to materialize since job recruitment typically takes four to eight weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Public tested its AI agent on eight Series 7 practice exams from the Securities Training Corporation—a qualification test for entry-level brokers—and it passed them all, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Grandpa,” I said, “if those monkeys are the ones that got away from the circus train, how do you suppose they got way over here? It’s eight miles from our place over to the railroad.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls