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Blaché goes through a tank of gas every other day driving back and forth from New Orleans for his work in oil-and-gas project financing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
After first counting her steps, she was soon counting every other biometric—and, as she writes, wondering whether that was a good thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
That's complemented by 15 assists, 14 of those coming in Serie A for the league leaders, which is one every other game and double his nearest challenger.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The Dodgers could bar every other major league team from moving into L.A., but not the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Like every other asset-backed bond trader, he’d been playing a low-stakes poker game rigged in his favor, since nothing had ever gone seriously wrong in the market.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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