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Canada’s economy was growing in recent months and industry-level data points to annualized expansion of 3.4% in the second quarter, which would be the strongest in roughly three years and follows back-to-back quarterly contractions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But that will take time, and the United States remains Canada's largest trading partner by far, accounting for roughly 70 percent of Canadian exports.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
These towering cliffs may have reached roughly a kilometer in height and extended for thousands of kilometers along western North America.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Prize money was roughly half this week compared to previous events, and that is a sign of things to come.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The roughly $20 billion in credit default swaps sold by AIG to Goldman Sachs meant roughly $400 million in riskless profits for Goldman Sachs.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
