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With the shot, the research shows, the risk drops to less than 1 in 100,000.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

But together, these alternatives can carry less than half the volumes that normally pass through Hormuz.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

All drivers had to spend more money on gas in March, but drivers making less than $40,000 cut back the most on their gas purchases and saw the smallest increase in spending.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Gov. Burt Jones, getting less than a quarter of the vote and in second place in the May 19 primary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

She knew it was optoomuchstic to think they might get through the evening without running into the Ashtons, or to imagine that such an encounter would be anything less than extremely unpleasant.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood