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The merger would give Musk greater voting control over the combined company than he currently has at Tesla, a factor the special committee assessing the deal would have to consider.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Musk said special committees of independent directors at both SpaceX and Tesla have been set up to study the idea at the request of shareholders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
At one point the conversation turns to a recent special they produced entirely with spliced-together cellphone footage shot by people in the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“Because I’m a conflicted party, I can’t actually be in the discussions of the special committees,” Musk told investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Maybe he could rig up some kind of shelter, so that Abby would have a special place to wait while he was gone.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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“At the time, a lot of people said the way that you do video is you spend a lot of money doing video specials and then you sell them to Netflix,” Greiman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The hit comedy ran for three series, and three Christmas specials, between 2007 and 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
His voice lands somewhere between the parents in Charlie Brown specials and those buzzers they put outside convenience stores to chase off teens.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The rights holder typically airs specials promoting the show on affiliated TV stations and morning show segments, although those advantages have mattered less in recent years as traditional viewing has diminished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
I remember liking Hercule Poirot TV specials back when I was a kid.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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"The Lotus Seed"
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