Build Faster Excel Workflows Using FILTER, IFS, XLOOKUP, and LET for Real-World Data

Learn the difference between Excel COUNT and COUNTA, plus TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER tricks, so you clean text and totals with ...
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Don’t Use MATCH in Microsoft Excel: Use XMATCH Instead

The XMATCH function was introduced to Microsoft Excel in 2021 as an upgrade from the MATCH function. The default arguments in the XMATCH syntax are more intuitive than those in the MATCH syntax, ...
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This might be the most underrated Excel function ever

If you've ever tried building a product catalog in Excel, you know the headache — images float over cells, they don't move ...
Bleeping Computer

Shadow spreadsheets: The security gap your tools can’t see

Your IT team just wrapped an exhaustive security test. The network is locked down. Your organization’s tech stack has MFA enforced across the board. Employees just finished anti-phishing training. And ...
Search Engine Land

How to use broad match without losing control

Now it means more reach, with a machine learning layer deciding what relevance looks like. Google has been steadily steering advertisers toward fewer moving parts – fewer match types, fewer manual ...
Metro Weekly

Seattle’s World Cup “Pride Match” Pits Two Anti-Gay Nations

Seattle’s local organizing committee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is moving ahead with a first-of-its-kind “Pride Match” at Lumen Field on June 26, coinciding with the city’s Pride Weekend, even though ...
The Economist

The global democracy index: how did countries perform in 2024?

For the 16th consecutive year, Norway was named the most democratic country in the world, with a score of 9.81. New Zealand and Sweden followed. Afghanistan has been the lowest-ranked country since ...
CNN

Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’

Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living. However, economists were quick to caution ...
The New York Times

Inflation Unexpectedly Slowed to 2.7% in November

The latest Consumer Price Index was below what economists had expected and likely reflects what they called distortions caused by the government shutdown. Note: Data for October 2025 is missing ...
CBS News

CPI report shows inflation rose at a 2.7% annual pace in November, cooler than expected

The CPI was expected to rise 3% on an annual basis last month, according to economists surveyed by financial data firm FactSet. In the most recent inflation reading, from September, the CPI rate rose ...
ESPN

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event: Cena submitted by Gunther in final match

After an extensive retirement tour for WWE megastar John Cena, titled "The Last Time is Now," the last time has passed. Cena closed his career with a singles match against Gunther at Saturday Night's ...
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Duffy five-for triggers West Indies slide to give New Zealand first win of WTC cycle

New Zealand 278 for 9 dec (Hay 61, Conway 60, Phillip 3-70) and 57 for 1 (Conway 28*, Williamson 16*, Phillip 1-17) beat West Indies 205 (Hope 47, Tickner 4-32) and 128 (Hodge 35, Duffy 5-38, Rae 3-45 ...