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The doctor, his wife and another colleague had been treating patients when the outbreak started, Serge, the Christian missionary group they were working for, has said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

This route started to show an uptick in traffic around mid-April.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The stock surged more than 200% between March 30 and May 11—the day before the most recent losing streak started.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The Journal viewed that email and others that Moffitt, Bergh and Wilson exchanged over the span of five days as the deal started to come together and then fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

After lunch the children started coming and, as children always did, they went straight to Father.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom