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Wait till the latter toot off their tops, as each of the 100 new puppets is full of surprises.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
That much is evident by the fact that Chevron is continuing to grow its dividend and repurchase shares, the latter to tune of $10 billion to $20 billion, according to company targets.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The latter has seen mostly consistent “all-weather outperformance” throughout market ups and downs of this year.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
And while GameStop says it hopes eBay could one-day become a stronger competitor to Amazon, the latter currently towers over all its rivals when it comes to total e-commerce market share.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
When full of flowers they would doubtless look pretty; but now, at the latter end of January, all was wintry blight and brown decay.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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