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On Nov. 16, Councilman David Allbritton, who had previously expressed skepticism of the church’s proposal, emailed a letter to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, asking him to offer advice on a legal question.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Having never previously gone beyond the second round at a major, Fery will now face Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli for a place in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
The Burbank media and entertainment company had previously signaled it would pivot its marketing and promotional efforts toward domestic visitors as it monitored the headwinds affecting international attendance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
Strategy had previously been issuing preferred stock and selling common stock to raise money to buy and hold bitcoin.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
All by himself, Chau generated vast demand for the riskiest slices of subprime mortgage bonds, for which there had previously been essentially no demand.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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