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something added to an existing supply moving required that we sort through the mountain of obtainments that comes from living in the same house for 30 years

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What’s important is not whether Canada’s accession is realistic or not, but that the conversation is happening at all.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Following the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream suspended its accession talks with the EU.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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For the Heat, the Thompson acquisition is part of an offseason whirlwind that comes in the wake of a fourth consecutive trip to the NBA’s play-in round and the Heat’s first playoff absence in seven seasons.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
The New Capital-Allocation Discipline The era of free money encouraged companies to chase growth, acquisitions and financial engineering because cash carried enormous opportunity cost.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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