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Nine flags in the case of Sullivan County, all with a new logo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Those trades are then vulnerable to short and sharp corrections, even in the case of small positioning adjustments or narrative shifts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
That trip had The Fellowship written all over it, literally, in the case of an itinerary I obtained.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Trump also said tariffs would help to reshore industry - but that's largely irrelevant in the case of coffee, which requires a subtropical climate.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
In the case of the Azores this was mistaken, while it was correct in the case of Madeira, discovered—or rather rediscovered—around the same time, for it was known to Pliny and Plutarch.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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