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One thing is for sure, however: Musk is still paying attention to all the negative reactions, too.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
"Finding them in the field was hard because we were just seeing this little white nematode. We didn't know for sure it was a millipede until we looked under the microscope."
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
“All I can really know for sure is that I think my mechanics weren’t quite great in terms of my pitching side,” he said, “so I believe that had something to do with this.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
The centre staff do not know for sure how many new chicks there are in total because, although they have cameras positioned near some of them, not all nests have a close-up shot.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Even more, I wanted to argue that no one could possibly know that everything would be fine, not 100 percent without a doubt for sure.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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