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When this expansion outpaces an economy’s productive capacity, the value of the currency declines, setting the stage for a rapid rise in prices.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Meanwhile, airlines have been leaning into premium offerings and making their basic fares more restrictive as the growth from higher-end options outpaces sales from regular economy.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Pat McGrath Labs, once valued at over $1 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2026, underscoring how even culturally beloved brands can hit financial limits when momentum outruns sustainable business execution.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2026
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The result is a fractured information ecosystem where virality matters more than truth, speed outruns verification and public understanding is shaped less by facts than by whoever captures attention first.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Neri outdoes Arboleda’s early start to the season, keeping her Christmas tree up year-round in homage to a Filipino family tradition.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
22 Dec. 2025
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Nathan Crowley outdoes his Oscar-winning production design this time around, as does Paul Tazewell’s Oscar-winning costumes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
18 Nov. 2025
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Luckily for her fans, Welch excels at both.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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American capitalism excels at dynamism.—
Nicolas S. Rohatyn,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Like the Battle of the Alamo for Texans, this bloody spectacle is for regime-loyal Shia the defeat that outshines in glory any possible subsequent victory.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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Even though Earth and Jupiter are moving farther and farther away from each other in their respective orbits around the sun, Jupiter still outshines all the stars in Orion’s gang.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Illinois outclasses Houston The night’s final game was a doozy.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, that their teamwork so quickly outclasses the bad guys makes for a far less interesting story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The milestone, reached during an active global security period, surpasses the previous record set in 2020 and highlights the growing operational demands placed on modern naval forces.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Yet the consequence of Figures of Crisis ultimately transcends geographic or biographical particulars.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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And that is a universal journey that transcends even the starkest barriers of language, culture and politics.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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