years

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He started playing tackle football when he was seven years old and was on Western Michigan University's team before joining the Cowboys as a defensive end.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

She initially listed the expansive six-bedroom, nine-bathroom Westchester home at the end of March, having purchased it just two years earlier for $4.4 million.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

“It is a stunning jump” when you add both years together, said Cynthia Cox, senior vice president at KFF, a health-research nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Trump will also hold talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to rebuild the country's international image as it emerges from years of civil war.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

The Philippines was a Spanish colony for more than three hundred years.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly