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Waiting until you turn 70 is a status move in itself.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Higher borrowing in one quarter isn’t in itself a sign of trouble.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
We have reached a point at which conspiratorial thinking in itself is its own kind of political movement—one that often exists outside traditional partisan lines.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
Accepting the award Ros, who previously worked in the film industry, said making Blue Prince had been an "adventure in itself" for him.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
A few of them wore school clothes, which, I guess, was a kind of costume in itself, because there wasn’t much sense in bothering to pack a Halloween costume for incarceration at Pine Mountain.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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