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I have a lot of tours on sale now, and the day the Iran war started, my daily ticket counts took a huge dip.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Notice the base started after a bearish evening star pattern completed on Nov. 12.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

White has made 30 appearances in all competitions this season and has started the past five Arsenal games, though he has only started nine league games.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

She had just started going out with a boy in her class, joined the hockey team, was training to be in the New Zealand Cadet Force, and had started competitive swimming.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

And then she started talking about Marlene again, the young elephant she had almost adopted by now.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo