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His deal with SpaceX will likely be much tricker to pull off: It depends on the “establishment of a permanent human colony on Mars with at least 1 million inhabitants.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

He believed Wednesday's protest was "a scam", intended to pull protesters away from other sites.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In an extraordinary prediction, SpaceX's filing claims it can pull in over $28.5 trillion in revenue from its various markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

But Brown wasn’t daunted by history, and he wasn’t about to pull his players to rest for the next game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She was reaching towards her bedside cupboard as she spoke, but hadn’t the strength to pull open the drawer.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo