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The looksmaxxing community, in other words, is not too concerned about health.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
According to its announcement, Truth API won’t provide access to Trump posts before they’re posted, but rather a “real-time feed of the platform’s most market-moving Truths” — in other words, as they’re posted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Having $120,000, in other words, puts a household in their 30s — with typical income and expenses — on track for a comfortable retirement, not a lavish one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But he says that will only give you the perception of "thermal comfort" - in other words you will feel cooler but you're not actually cooling as much as you might think.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
What this says, in other words, is that our jam reactions are quite good: even those of us who aren’t jam experts know good jam when we taste it.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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