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Whitehouse went into labour 10 weeks early after she fell over and cut her hand following an argument with Azim.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Data this month has shown inflation at a three-year high, while the labour market remains healthy.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Russia's economy -- on a war footing for four years -- is struggling due to high inflation, a labour shortage and high borrowing costs.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

With not enough people entering the labour market to replace them, the working-age population will drop by 4.3 million by 2036, to 51 million, a fall of some seven percent, it said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

All day the labour went forward, while the men of Minas Tirith looked on, unable to hinder it.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien