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It is possible that it is reducing hiring in a few specific occupations and age groups but even that evidence is weak and the aggregate magnitude of any labor market impact is small to zero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

To compete with the upstarts, DraftKings and its closest competitor, Flutter-owned FanDuel, each launched their own prediction markets—no small undertaking.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But the ASA said the way the testing was conducted "was a significant limitation" as there was no placebo group, and the sample size was "relatively small".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A small jar of drained capers, some lightly crushed with the side of a fork, suspended in a generous slick of olive oil.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Phineas is the foreman of a track construction gang that is in the process of blasting a railroad right-of-way through granite bedrock near the small town of Cavendish, Vermont.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman