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China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images, maps and government notices reveals.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025 -
LinkedIn’s research shows that while 45% of professionals use AI regularly for routine tasks, only one in three of those AI users apply it to high-level work like strategy or data analysis.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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As an aside, if the home sells for more than the original list price, the principal keeps all the upside.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Twichell has written often about her practice of Zen Buddhism, and one of her rare asides, offered after a particularly sad poem, had the feeling of ancient wisdom.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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