Leaders add value by asking better questions, widening perspectives, connecting people, allocating resources and removing the obstacles that slow great work.
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Brent McHugh,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2026
The state added women to the workforce without removing men from their role as sole providers.
Launched by General Mills in 1996, it was built to invite parents to turn ordinary grocery purchases into support for their child's school, originally by clipping box tops, now by scanning receipts in an app.
—
Karl Mawhinney,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2026
He was arrested crossing the border from Mexico into Texas in September 1981, according to a news clipping from the Chicago Tribune.
Near the speed of light, special relativity wreaks havoc on clocks and time, obliterating the concept of simultaneity among observers traveling at different speeds.
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Peter Gosselin,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The entire lighting system can be neutralized by flipping a single switch, obliterating all visibility except for a spotlight on the enemy’s crotch.
These hit the ticker the same day IBM cratered 25%, erasing roughly $40 billion in market value on a revenue miss that, in any other environment, would have been unremarkable.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 July 2026
Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company has plunged one-third from its post-listing peak, erasing nearly $850 billion in value.
With Ukraine busy expunging Russian cultural influences, and cities and towns removing Russian historical and literary figures’ statues and street names, the idea of a new program focused on Ukraine’s former imperial master raised eyebrows.
—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
In addition to activities, teens will have access to resources such as job training, housing information, and support with expunging criminal records.
Germany’s biggest automaker is planning a massive restructuring and cost-cutting program in response to intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers and higher tariffs on its exports to the United States.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
24 July 2026
This past winter, Madison lawmakers shot down a budget proposal that would have paid for a body camera program by cutting funds to the monitor.
This oral therapy marks a major step toward eradicating cardiovascular disease.
—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2026
When William and his brother, Prince Harry, were young boys, the former Princess of Wales would regularly take them to homeless shelters, and eradicating homelessness has become a cornerstone of the future king’s royal work.
Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
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Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
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