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Onto Innovation — The maker of semiconductor process control equipment leapt more than 8% after preliminary first-quarter revenue handily beat Street estimates, and Stifel Financial upgraded Onto to buy from hold and raised its 12-month price target to $350.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026 -
In stock markets abroad, stock indexes leaped in Europe following Iran’s announcement about the Strait of Hormuz.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Realistically, there is no end of hurdles — legal, political, practical — that would have to be surmounted for a partial Texas-New Mexico merger to occur.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Realistically, there is no end of hurdles — legal, political, practical — that would have to be surmounted for a partial Texas-New Mexico merger to occur.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This marked just the second time Buffalo overcame a two-goal third-period deficit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Epstein said children more easily overcame fear because of their age.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Players jumped up to celebrate, realizing seconds later that the fight isn’t over.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Cuba’s tourism revenue jumped 15% in the first half of 2016, and a record 4 million foreigners visited that year.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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According to Podgorski, Wenger allegedly constructed a Molotov cocktail inside the residence, lit it and threw it at officers.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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In court, Perkins had been found capable to proceed at least twice before a judge reversed course and threw him back into the evaluation process.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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Victor Wembanyama bounced his head on the floor twice in Tuesday’s Game 2 and left with a concussion after playing just 12 minutes.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bogaerts, who had homered earlier, bounced a ball through the middle to score Merrill and move Machado to third.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Messi celebrated the winning goal in the arms of his teammates, another stadium conquered, with a smile anyone could understand.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ariana Grande has conquered global arenas, the Oscars stage and, now, another CinemaCon.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Miller opened the dog crate, and with some coaxing, C31F stepped out and bounded down the hill out of the yard and to the safety of the railroad.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Howe Park is a 38-acre community park in Sacramento County’s Arden Arcade neighborhood, next to Howe Avenue Elementary School, and bounded by Howe Avenue, Cottage Way and Bell Street.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Hurdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdled. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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