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In 2019, having worked as an engineer near Manchester for 10 years, he founded Langen, a motorcycle manufacturer, in the town.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Within three days, he was sent to a military unit near Moscow for year-long mandatory service.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Based on technical analysis, the bias for the Australian dollar remains for “bears to fade rallies against the U.S. dollar and target the 0.6900 handle, near the high-volume node,” Simpson adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Henderson spent years making a two-and-a-half hour round trip with his father from Whitehaven to Carlisle United's academy, while Trafford was raised on his family's farm near Cockermouth.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I was assigned a seat at a bench near the front and given the job of measuring small glass rods and arranging them in piles according to lengths.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom