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Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Oil shipments through the strait have risen, nearly reaching their prewar levels last month.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Fifteen years later, Cook passed the torch last month to John Ternus, who inherited a company now valued at nearly $5 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Russian media reported last week that nearly 200 people known to have had contact with the dead woman were under medical observation as a precaution.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
It was nearly dusk when he got lucky and found a clump of pignuts.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
