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simplifying
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The Pisces Moon helps intuition spot what needs simplifying.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026 -
Indeed, over the past several months, the Islamic Republic has responded to pressure not by simplifying its structure of authority, but by multiplying and obscuring the channels through which authority is exercised.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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“Dumbing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbing%20down. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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