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Auto makers have had to scale back production and import more aluminum at much higher cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

His average of 99.39 was higher than Littler's but his checkout rate was down at 18%, compared to the world champion's 46%.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The figure was significantly higher than initially projected.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Despite strong demand for certain trades, “Many blue-collar sectors are currently seeing higher unemployment rates than white-collar sectors,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

The river kept rising, and the higher it rose and the faster it ran, the bigger the logs it brought.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone