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The magic is share repurchases: GM has spent roughly $30 billion retiring 500 million shares over that span.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
In Game 3, he had Carolina’s third goal in the span of 39 seconds in the third period as they fought back into contention from 4-0 down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
The center found that preschool children struggle to learn as much from content with frequent cuts, though consuming it doesn’t impact their attention span negatively, Uhls said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Other names on the soundtrack - which is designed to span several genres - include Stormzy, The Rolling Stones and US rapper Future.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
A full emotional one-eighty in a span of sixty seconds.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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President Obama's Speech at Hiroshima
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Civil Engineering
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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