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Central banks purchased over 1,000 metric tons of gold each year in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — roughly double the average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

To get this benefit, the seller usually must live in the home for two of the five years preceding the sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Notably, cloud-access quantum revenue was up 157% from the preceding quarter.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

For what seemed like an infinite time they stood immobile, adjusting to the changes and the new distances, but then a sparrow trilled and everything reverted to the way it had been the preceding summer.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende