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The government likely intervened in the foreign-exchange market during the nation’s Golden Week holidays that spanned from late April to early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Several mainland European countries had installed similar bridges and a handful already spanned British roads further north.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The transactions External link spanned four days through April 20 External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

It became the best known moment of her career, which spanned 32 credited appearances in movies and TV from the 1950s to the early 1970s, according to IMDB.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Up would take her to the covered bridge that spanned the small court to the Tower of the Hand, but that would be the way they'd expect her to go, for certain.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin