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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

Mark, did “Disclosure Day” manage to pull you back into Spielberg’s orbit this time?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It was only in May that Chinese users began to meaningfully pull from the nation’s various crude inventories, starting at around 500,000 barrels a day, according to maritime risk and intelligence firm Vortexa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Anna May came closer and helped Ma pull it open.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu