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According to the minutes, the commission was "advised" of the initial £350,000 cost estimate in February 2022 and approved a business case in October that year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Unitree, one of the leading makers of both full robots and robot parts, seeks to raise around $610 million in an initial public offering in Shanghai set for this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And initial jobless claims, a sign of layoffs, have been remarkably low.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Harsh winter weather, meanwhile, almost certainly depressed hiring in February, even if the government’s initial report didn’t show much sign of it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Spanish physicians lacked the competence that Vesalius was used to, and initial hostility to him as a foreigner became exacerbated by the growth of the independence movement in the Netherlands, then ruled by Spain.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin