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Fans can expect performances spanning symphony orchestras, ballet, jazz, opera and theater as well as events with libraries, bookstores, coffee shops, yogurt/ice cream shops and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
With operations spanning petrochemicals, textiles and shipbuilding, it employs more than 300,000 people and records revenue north of $100 billion a year—more than Tesla or Boeing—according to the company’s website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The once-in-a-generation solar eclipse spanning the UK and Europe dominates Thursday's front pages.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"It is essentially a whole new field, bringing together a truly interdisciplinary range of expertise spanning fields from genetics to medieval history."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
They drove across a small bridge spanning a creek and climbed a shallow slope.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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