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Meta would pay in 10 annual installments totaling about $11.7 billion, with a further $5 billion payable only if rival platforms sign comparable agreements -- a maximum of $16.7 billion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The energy cap sets a maximum price for each unit of gas and electricity, not the total bill, so a household's final bill depends on what they use.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Swiss investment bank’s “Turbu-lens,” an index which is designed to forecast market fragility, was at a reading of 1 on Aug. 19, the maximum rate it’s reached since late 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
However, increasing limits to maximum draft due to take effect Aug. 26 and Sept. 3 in the Neopanamax locks will be postponed to Sept. 3 and Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
All details had been checked and double-checked in the playing hall to ensure maximum comfort for the players.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
In a 2021 study, researchers including Owens showed that geomagnetic storms tend to occur more often during periods of higher activity, centered around peaks known as solar maxima.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2024
This popular methodology, which relies on machine learning, can be used to determine the maxima of a function of an unknown shape.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
In momentum space, free electrons are found in the local minima and maxima of the energy landscape, namely at points where the conduction and valence bands meet.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
Silverman recently finished her second week of guest hosting “The Daily Show” and reaped a shiny mea culpa maxima profile in the Los Angeles Times.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2023
It has, as we have said, a perceptible diurnal variation of two maxima and two minima.
From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler
For a beneficiary of a high-deductible health plan, the minimum deductible in 2026 is $1,700 for an individual or $3,400 for a family, with out-of-pocket maximums capped at $8,500 and $17,000, respectively.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The maximums typically rise each year with inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Premium growth slowed compared to prior years, but out-of-pocket maximums continued to climb.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Out-of-pocket maximums are also high — $10,600 per individual and $21,200 for a family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The weather report was routine—even boring—with details about air pressure, wind speeds, and temperature maximums and minimums.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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