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A challenge with this strategy is that retailers need to keep upping the ante to come up with distinctive perks, and it is competitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
I’ll probably get out the computer and noodle around on the book and see what I can come up with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"This often comes kind of later on when they are kind of forced to to come up with more concrete proposals and goals."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Apple—in its very Apple way—has also come up with some hardware and software trickery to make up for some shortcomings of the basic design.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Duke and Duchess played many themselves, and they also encouraged their servants to come up with ideas of their own.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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