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Wall Street optimists in good company BofA’s research team isn’t alone in reaching for history as a rebuttal to panic.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 May 2026 -
Techno-optimists argue that AI is reshaping human work, not replacing it.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its proponents believe nuclear power could address a wide range of problems.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The entrenchment of those supply chains may have been underestimated by proponents of nearshoring and onshoring, while the impacts of higher tariffs may have been overestimated.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The meeting space inside Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta was packed with immigration advocates, members of Taylor's family and cameras as Taylor made his first public statement since his release.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Opposition to this bill is not limited to homeschool advocates.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The New Testament does contain positive depictions of Pharisees — Levine points to Nicodemus, who defended Jesus and helped bury him, and Gamaliel, who advocated for the apostles Peter and John.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Or perhaps the President would have been satisfied enough with Peter, one of Jesus’ original twelve apostles, whom many consider to be the first Pope.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Those business partners were doing that hard piece of convincing managers, agents, and promoters to take the risk — and the promoters finally agreed.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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There were promoters willing to put nights on.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Kurtz said the partners are all perfectionists, and that carries over to their cup quality.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Both Virgos and Taureans are known to be headstrong perfectionists, so don’t be too harsh on yourself during these fun few weeks.—
Snehaa Khanna Sahgal,
Vogue,
26 Nov. 2025
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Newsom and other supporters have said the tunnel would protect the state’s water system as climate change intensifies severe droughts and deluges.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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And supporters are left to fill the silence with speculation, chants and, now, airborne protest banners.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Vijay Dandapani, president of the Hotel Association of New York City, said city hotels are seeing a modest upswing in summer bookings -- around 10% compared with the previous year — but nowhere close to the windfall promised by FIFA and other tournament boosters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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On one hand, MMRs aren’t like boosters, since their primary goal is to make money, whereas a booster’s primary goal is to direct athletes to attend the boosted school.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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“Reformers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformers. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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