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China’s trade surplus stood at $105.4 billion in May, higher than April’s $84.82 billion and the $86.8 billion projected by the economists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Energy Information Administration calculates that China’s strategic reserves stood at about 1.4 billion barrels of oil late last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The marker’s letters are carved into stairs of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood and delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Last month Brady, who has worked with Sullivan for decades and also appears as Lord Sugar's assistant on BBC One's The Apprentice, stood down from her vice-chair role with five games of the season remaining.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I stood gazing numbly at the jumble of food on my cot.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom