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The fund has posted a return of 35% over the past 12 months, topping the 25% increase for the S&P500 since June 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

It subsequently became her biggest-selling song, topping the US singles chart for 14 weeks and the UK chart for another 10.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

With cost-of-living issues topping the agenda for voters in the midterm primary elections, we are looking into how industry, local lawmakers and federal politicians aim to solve the housing crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“We’ve tracked how diverse films tend to succeed at the box office, here and abroad. For ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ we could have been talking about record-breaking box office receipts in addition to topping the ratings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

The topping is made of burned sugar that tastes sweet and also a little bitter.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar