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Deal sizes are smaller, valuations are reasonable and buyers are walking away from megadeals when sellers push too hard on price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
It is, admittedly, hard to reconcile the fact that something so unambiguously tasteless has provoked this confrontation.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Shares of European and Asian companies were hit hard following the U.S. attack on Iran in late February, reflecting those regions’ lack of domestic energy reserves.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
I’m sure if I looked hard enough, I could find some subsection of the dinosaur community where people are spatting over science or fighting about feathers and scales.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Betsie’s breath was coming short and hard and still they yelled at us to go faster.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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