horizon
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Walmart has reported strong quarterly sales for years, but some investors have recently worried a grocery pricing war is on the horizon and could eat into profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
For years, Cadiz shares traded as a sort of plaything for water investors hoping for a big score over the horizon — what craps players call “betting on the come.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"When the anniversary loomed on the horizon to celebrate 250 years of John Constable's birth, I thought it was only right to be able to put exhibitions and events together," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
As rivers cut across the horizon and mountains peaked in the distance.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Black holes also present another challenge because they hide everything beyond their event horizons.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Our research supports this conjecture, as we found that companies with more cheap stock experienced lower stock returns over longer horizons after going public.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
The stock market’s returns over shorter-term time horizons are largely statistical noise.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Dooneen” calls up the strange horizons of J.G.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
When a human being is fed upon and consumed by one of them, especially in Africa, the event is telescoped against horizons of space and time, and takes on a feeling of immense antiquity.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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