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Like other employees, Hernandez had the option to use a portion of his paycheck to buy more shares, which he did over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Jesse said he spent the beginning of the week tending to her, and on Wednesday he crafted the post to explain what the couple had decided and why.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The cross-party MPs' report said it was "shocking and unacceptable" that the Home Office could not keep track of all those whose claims had failed, therefore not knowing with certainty who remained in the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Some larger private ones—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin most recently—have also had notable struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

By then, Phineas's actual brain was long gone, but Dr. Harlow knew enough gross anatomy to calculate that the iron had passed through the very front of the left frontal cortex.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman