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Tipp said it now looks as though the economy could have supported a higher fed-funds rate some time ago.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The orchestra plays Mozart’s score as though it were, as orchestras did in the old days, accompanying a silent movie but to radically different effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For so long, it looked as though Robinson would never play for England again, certainly under this regime.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Must we really dwell, ladies, on the downsides of heterosexual dating, marriage, childbearing, and domestic labor as though they are issues of life and death?
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
I have to force myself to face my switchboard, feeling as though I’m leaving my back exposed.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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