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Most technology investments solve the first problem while entirely ignoring the second.—
Aaron Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026 -
But when Spurs are trailing, Romero often abandons his defensive position and goes hunting for the ball, seemingly ignoring tactical instructions.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Our findings also imply that disregarding venture initiatives can be risky.—
Serguei Netessine,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Bolton, 67, was charged with one felony count of mutilation of election material and one misdemeanor count of disregarding election code, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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But, the final cut that made it to theaters is instead one that ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the singer's troubling history.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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But many of the spillways are failing due to sea-level rise, according to the agency that controls them, and the anticipated 5 to 20 inches of sea-level rise in coming decades will be catastrophic for the region unless something drastic, and expensive, is done.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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There are gags in I Love Boosters straight out of Looney Tunes, like Corvette trying (and failing) to run out of Christie’s leaning condo building with the speed of Woody Woodpecker.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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“Defaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulting. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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