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This then pressures the Federal Reserve to finance the debt through monetary expansion, which causes inflation and drives up interest rates.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026 -
If someone pressures you to send money immediately, treat it as a warning sign.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Packing down a landing pad sounds easier to him than building berms because the regolith readily compresses, at least in simulations.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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This immediacy compresses decision-making timelines and speeds the pace of engagements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Bears (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bears%20%28down%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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