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No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Meanwhile, the EIB is limited in what it can do by structural constraints: Its own policies prevent it from financing weapons and ammunition.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
“Tons of people I work with learned what not to do by the manager they had,” Wasserman says.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
Plus eight of the World Cup’s 12 third-place teams will advance to the round of 32, something Curacao would likely do by winning just one of its three group-play games.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
I had to buy my own uniform and meet all other expenses; this I tried to do by working part-time for the Smiths.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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