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Polls suggest a June 21 run-off between Cepeda and millionaire lawyer Abelardo De la Espriella, as no candidate is projected to have enough support to win the first ballot outright.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The Welkers first arrived in Montana over a century ago, homesteading a modest patch of grassland.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Gates first traveled to Vijayawada, a city in the southeast, where he stepped off the plane and greeted officials who presented him with colorful scarves representing different regions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I got a pitch middle,” Martin said of his homer, noting he received a scouting report from Levu as he touched home on the first of back-to-back, ninth-inning blasts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

“It’s interesting, don’t you think, how you always set up the game before I get here, and you somehow always have all the letter tiles you need to lay down a high-scoring first word?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam