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Donna said they did not think much of it at the time after going for a walk near Ty Mawr in December 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Hopes for blowout third-quarter earnings are one of the biggest things the market has going for it right now — and they’re about to be put to the test.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

"Just keep going for as long as we can, and want to. If at some point we don't want to then we'll have explored a lot of places to pick somewhere to stop."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I found myself traded here and I was like, ‘OK, all of a sudden I’m on the team with the best record in baseball right now, going for a ring just about every single year.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Our goal was to make the trip to the moon less risky than going for a drive in a Corvette on a Sunday afternoon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson



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