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The UK's biggest festival, Glastonbury - which is broadcast on the BBC - offers worldwide exposure for artists, but Eavis has been open in the past about paying headliners far less than they'd get elsewhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The flight time was planned to be less than three days, but the voyage fell behind schedule because of a storm in the English Channel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The maneuver was completed with more than 99% accuracy and consumed less than 10% of the fuel reserved for it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
They are expected to receive less than a penny in the pound of what they are owed.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Handsome looked upon the river with something less than enthusiasm.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
