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For America, however much we may claim otherwise, not losing is a defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
For the latter, multiply your monthly premium by 12 and add however much of the deductible you anticipate hitting.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
When the money is saved in a cash Isa, the interest is tax-free, however much you earn.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
Erickson: It’s hard and it’s complicated because with the innie and outie dynamic, it’s sort of a zero-sum game, where however much life one of them has, that means the other has less.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
So Ranofer reasoned, and could find no fault in the reasoning however much he wanted to, until one night when he was wakened again by the squeak of hinges.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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