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Taylor Swift performs onstage on the first night of her "Eras Tour" at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31.

Taylor Swift performing on stage on the first night of her Eras Tour at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31.

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Like almost every other nation, Sweden has been experiencing high inflation recently.

Consumer prices have risen 9.7 per cent over the past year, reflecting multiple factors: large spending to support households during the pandemic, Covid-19-related disruptions of supply chains,

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,

and Beyonce.

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