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Although results largely met expectations, they avoided the worst-case scenarios some investors might have been bracing for.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

As if given an inviolable order, kids who’d never met Charles avoided him without knowing, questioning or caring why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He said: "I'd never read the play, I'd never seen it, never met the cast blah blah blah, and yeah, it was the craziest 24 hours."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

When he and several of his colleagues received the news of the layoffs at KTLA, the group was met with an outpouring of support from many loyal viewers and fans of the station.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I knew then in that moment as our eyes met, that he felt for me what I was feeling for him.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo