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By comparison, the Magnificent Seven—Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla—together make up roughly a third of the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Lemon law cases have exploded in California in the last decade from about 4,500 cases in 2015 to roughly 30,000 in 2024, according to an analysis from the Assembly Judiciary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Memory stocks have made and lost fortunes in roughly the same rhythm for decades — a surge in demand, a flood of supply, a crash in prices, then repeat.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

By contrast, the image on the left, taken in June 2023, shows the reservoir at roughly 60 percent capacity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

The truck had no springs and bounced roughly over the bomb-pitted streets of The Hague.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom