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It describes the company’s 20% 1H Ebit beat in explosives versus consensus as impressive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The iShares Semiconductor Exchange-Traded Fund came into Tuesday up 77% this year, versus the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF’s 14% loss.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

I’ve been in a fight with my husband about free verse versus poetic form.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The price-to-earnings multiple for the asset class is cheap both on an absolute basis, Matejka says, at 12 times forward earnings, but it’s “record cheap” versus developed markets, on 20 times, as well.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The game was Dowa Medicals versus Agriculture, and as expected, the place was packed.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba