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The timing appeared significant, coming after Xi hosted a string of world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, in Beijing.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The skirmish was the latest in a string that has tested the two-month-old ceasefire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The eight-minute “Actress” is an aural trip that croons of a lazy wannabe-actress, before it climbs to rocking, triumphal heights with a soaring string section.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Newly installed CBS News chief Bari Weiss fired a string of staff at the news programme last week, including its longtime executive producer, and tapped a new editor, Nick Bilton, with no broadcast news experience.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He reached in a pouch he wore at the end of a string and took out an amulet of blue beads and heron feathers.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell