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The Bank's rate setting committee also takes the general health of the economy into account, and data published on Tuesday showed the jobs market is continuing to weaken as the unemployment rate rose to 5%.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Samsung workers are demanding the company allocate 15% of its operating profit for bonuses and are threatening a general walkout from Thursday to June 7.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Speaking of “Hacks” folks whose names do not rhyme with Schmanna Schmeinbinder, Kristen Baldwin offers one neat trick to fix stuff in general: “A modest proposal to Hollywood: Cast Robby Hoffman in everything.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Polling from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston also found that Republican primary voters see both candidates as equally strong for the general election context.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
The general clutter that usually hid the floor appeared to have been whipped around with a giant eggbeater.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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