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Lipa held a small posy of pastel-coloured flowers as she left the ceremony with her new husband.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As of May 31, the company held 843,706 bitcoin, worth roughly $60 billion based on bitcoin’s price Monday morning.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The seat is now held by Calvert, a 17-term incumbent, and currently stretches from Corona to the Coachella Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

According to Eurostat, the jobless rate across the 21-member currency bloc held steady at 6.3%, with the number of unemployed people falling by 84,000 compared with March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

When Tante Jans wished to go some-where, she stationed herself on the sidewalk directly in front of the watch-shop door and, as the horses thundered close, held up a single gloved finger.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom