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Noun
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Now new research offers clues to a link between menopause and changes in the brain’s gray matter, as well as anxiety and depression.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Niotis added that neurodegenerative diseases cause accelerated brain shrinkage in specific regions of the brain like the gray matter.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
21 Nov. 2025
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This is the opposite of farsightedness (hyperopia), which is when objects close to you are blurry.2 Over 40% of Americans are nearsighted—and this number has actually increased from 25% of Americans in the 1970s.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
4 Dec. 2025
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In 1604, Johannes Kepler would be credited with the first accurate explanation of how concave lenses could correct nearsightedness, as opposed to convex glasses for farsightedness.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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Effective leadership in 2026 still requires foresight, intelligence, delegation, and the ability to separate signal from noise.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Under state law, these chairs would have eventually been auctioned off or destroyed had Illinois lawmakers not had the foresight to pass a 2014 law allowing the secretary of the senate to donate objects used by Obama to museums or the presidential museum.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Letters carried personal power and therefore invited judgment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Because somewhere along the way, many leaders also outsource financial judgment.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to the non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, and common sense, a wealth tax would probably drive at least some billionaires out of the state.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
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Implementing a robust and efficient system, with strong safeguards and transparent processes, honors both the Constitution and our own common sense.—
Coalition,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.—
Beth Greenfield,
Fortune,
1 July 2024
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His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2024
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