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The premium attached to European defense plays in the current environment are reflected in a price-to-earnings multiple of almost forty times for 2026, more than double that of the overall market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

James Hankins is leaving Harvard after forty years as a history professor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The Tripoli government's General Mohamed Al-Haddad, four of his advisers and three crew died when the Falcon 50 jet they were travelling on crashed less than forty minutes after take-off on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration announced this week it will scale back flights by about 10% at forty of the nation’s busiest airports, a move that could ground thousands of departures per day.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

A large group of people, perhaps forty to as many as a hundred, from Jackson’s Hermitage plantation and several nearby farms had gathered for a celebration.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis