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"The biggest mistake we can make is to try to cement the status quo, to keep all companies exactly the same. That would lead to a much bigger deindustrialisation."
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
When I was casting the alien roles, I had a bigger story in mind.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
“The bigger story is metabolic and cellular signaling,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
"We just need to also think about the bigger picture to stop more people heading on to this treadmill of obesity later in life."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
If I ever came near, her big eye got bigger and her squinty eye crinkled up like a knot on a tree.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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