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"It just doesn't get mentioned, and I think that the actual silence is actually evidence in itself that people knew that, how those injuries had come about."
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“We’re guys that fly around in jeans and T-shirts, which in itself looks bizarre.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
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
A distance had formed between the two over the years and the fact of her unhappiness was not, in itself, news to him.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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