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The American military described the attacks as “additional self-defense strikes” in response to Iran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression,” marking the latest exchange of strikes between the two sides this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares were down 84.40 pence, or 17%, at 407.80 pence in early morning European trading, marking their lowest point since September 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In the past few weeks, staff have started a boycott of marking in protest at planned job losses, with nearly 2,700 employees placed at risk of redundancy.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy obesity pill achieved over 3 million prescriptions since January, marking a historic U.S. pharmaceutical launch.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And when Boyle coined the phrase experimentum crucis to honour the Puy-de-Dôme experiment he was marking the beginning of a new era in which philosophical disputes would be resolved by experimentation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton