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Babylist’s revenue grew 45% to approximately $750 million in 2025, according to Chief Executive Officer Natalie Gordon, a former Amazon engineer who founded the company in 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
In the case of Humira, that’s $7,000 instead of the approximately $2,000 paid to the manufacturer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
“How comfortable can investors be when the limited excess global spare capacity and approximately 20% of identified world liquid natural gas growth sits behind the Strait,” Bryne asks.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“He was recovered unresponsive by the crew approximately 10 minutes later,” Chief Petty Officer Travis Magee, a spokesperson with the Coast Guard’s Arctic District, told the AP.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
We take selfies while we wait—and it takes approximately a thousand tries before we get one that satisfies Abby.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.