The Forbes survey covered their latest fiscal years, but these periods generally ended sometime during 2001 and, in a few cases, in 2000.

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Happ's injury was the latest to a pitcher struck by a batted ball during the last few years, and Major League Baseball has discussed ways to protect hurlers on the mound.

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In China rate changes are less common: the latest move was only the fourth in three years, a period during which America's Federal Reserve has raised rates 17 times.

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And frankly, the latest generation of US men has had the misfortune of playing during the prime years of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, two of the greatest ever to play the game.

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It is the fifth investigation of Olmert since he became prime minister two years ago and "the latest in a longer string of probes to dog him during his three decades in politics, " according to Haaretz.

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With all these export-dependent economies attracting so much capital in recent years, there was never any doubt that Asian stocks would be left on the sidelines during the latest round of global sell-offs.

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