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Investment bankers have been circling the company, meeting with its founders to propose a full or partial sale of the business, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
But since then, the campaign, and Paxton, have said little on the matter.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Parties had enough time to reach agreement on such an important matter."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to help finish shooting “The Batman Part II” while director Matt Reeves continues to deal with a personal matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I suppose that’s a matter of opinion,” I say.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Establishing responsibility is challenging because it requires authorities to share maps pinpointing fire hotspots, with overlapping land claims further complicating matters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But Geese is also a band, in the sense that every musician matters to a distinct aesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
A statement added: "The government has reached a settlement with Sir Oliver following his dismissal. We will not be commenting further on HR matters."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Residency can affect taxes, voting, driver’s licenses, insurance and other matters, and the rules in every state are different.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Who decides what stuff matters? College admissions people? Teachers? Dad?”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The only thing that mattered was how old they were when the eggs were frozen.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
One of the most important findings was that the type of smartphone activity mattered, particularly when it came to attention, memory, and other aspects of mental performance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“I stood with workers when it mattered, and the workers knew that,” Raman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
“She wanted paintings of the people who mattered to her.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was part of his life and if he could obey the one drive, the drive to be in the team and pull, then nothing else mattered.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
“The fundamentals are going to end up mattering a lot more than we are maybe thinking right now.”
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Several analysts argue that the second-quarter number itself may end up mattering less than what management says about the quarter ahead," said Axel Rudolph, a market analyst at IG.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The revenue Huang points to is years from mattering; most of today’s physical-AI money is self-driving and factory automation rather than humanoids.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
My father didn’t use the word mattering, but he protected it instinctively in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Nothing was happening, really, but the moment was thick with mattering.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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