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Researchers found that these indirect price hikes build gradually, peaking roughly two years after the initial oil price jump.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
A team of 12 armed servicemembers makes up the initial assault force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
After gathering initial evidence, including tip-offs, we sent undercover reporters to investigate how willing immigration advisers were to help people make up false asylum claims.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
This delayed reaction means that even if oil prices begin to fall in the coming weeks, the momentum of that initial increase will remain embedded in the economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Dr. Gibson-Gray developed the initial theories of spatial teleportation —then colloquially known as “time travel”—during her tenure as a quantum physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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