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A year ago, Applied Optoelectronics was a sleepy, unprofitable tech stock best known for crashing in 2017 when orders from Amazon.com dried up.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Dr. John Harvey Kellogg oversaw the facility, which preached exercise, fresh air and eating a healthy diet, which included dried and crumbled grains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Add red pepper flakes and dried oregano, letting them bloom in the fat just long enough to wake up—fragrant, a little toasty, the edges of their flavor beginning to soften and deepen.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"They struggled in the past because in the 1700s, when the Dutch came over and started draining all of East Yorkshire, the wetlands dried out and the plant largely died off," John said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Even the thought of knocking on her door dried my mouth and dampened my hands.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff