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“While investors may have thought of Copilot as an AI model in itself, it is already working as a tool that helps funnel queries and tasks to the appropriate model,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Citigroup shares slipped 5.3% despite its strong results, after executives signaled the bank planned to invest heavily in itself during the good times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Just Fontaine's record 13 goals at a single World Cup is remarkable in itself.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The fact that Neanderthal DNA is rare on the X chromosome does not, in itself, allow us to reconstruct Palaeolithic social organization or the sexual preferences of these populations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Discovery is not in itself a scientific idea but rather an idea that is foundational for science: we might call it a metascientific idea.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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