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Throughout the ordeal, MLS has claimed scheduling hardships are at the root of their position.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While a seasonal energy price surge is at the root of the gain, and less-volatile categories are showing signs of a continued cooldown, the latest Producer Price Index is yet another reminder of the arduous process to rein in inflation.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Some allies have urged him to forge a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the war at the root of the latest troubles in the Middle East.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
This hubris – and unwillingness to admit the CEO hadn’t conceived of the idea itself – appears to be at the root of Vodacom's failed legal strategy to defend Makate’s challenge.
—Toby Shapshak, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Still, the movie is smart enough to ask: How much denial and self-interest are at the root of Sharon’s selflessness?
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Multiple experts believe that extremism and conspiracy theories could still be at the root of what happened.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
Such visas by investment schemes have been at the root of serious housing crises in the countries offering them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The acute sensitivity among French leaders underscores a contradiction at the root of the national identity: How can the country that heralds itself as revolutionary champion of universal human rights have enslaved millions of people at the same time?
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While a seasonal energy price surge is at the root of the gain, and less-volatile categories are showing signs of a continued cooldown, the latest Producer Price Index is yet another reminder of the arduous process to rein in inflation.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Some allies have urged him to forge a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the war at the root of the latest troubles in the Middle East.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
This hubris – and unwillingness to admit the CEO hadn’t conceived of the idea itself – appears to be at the root of Vodacom's failed legal strategy to defend Makate’s challenge.
—Toby Shapshak, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Still, the movie is smart enough to ask: How much denial and self-interest are at the root of Sharon’s selflessness?
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Multiple experts believe that extremism and conspiracy theories could still be at the root of what happened.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
Such visas by investment schemes have been at the root of serious housing crises in the countries offering them.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The acute sensitivity among French leaders underscores a contradiction at the root of the national identity: How can the country that heralds itself as revolutionary champion of universal human rights have enslaved millions of people at the same time?
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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