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A luxury EV effort from Sony and Honda, a high-tech vehicle dubbed Afeela, was shut down before it ever hit the road due to Honda paring back its EV offerings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Shares traded as high as $891.27 intraday, reaching a market cap of $1.005 trillion, before paring some gains.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

—Eurozone government bond yields opened higher, paring some of Monday’s falls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Kuaishou’s Hong Kong-listed stock rose as much as 11% Tuesday morning before paring gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

He rubbed his feet with his hands and then drew his knife from its sheath and began paring bits of skin from his toes.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston