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Cindy Holland, a former Netflix executive who leads the company’s direct-to-consumer business, has signed off on 20 new and returning shows for subscription streaming service Paramount+ since joining the company last year, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
When former players invest in clubs, they are often buying a much smaller amount of shares and stumping up far less than their business partners.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health and Michael Urbut, former member of the Rush University Board of Governors.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
The character they built for “Normal” was intentionally less mythic and more grounded than the former government assassin Odenkirk plays in “Nobody.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Little by little they wiped away at the mud and the bike returned to its former, gleaming state.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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