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Days before a summit last month with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Trump alarmed some lawmakers when he said he would welcome China’s automakers into the country, so long as they built vehicles locally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
None, I’d argue — so long as that filmmaker can present either side of said debate with as much tact as the other.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Proposition 209, federal laws, and the Supreme Court’s decisions do not preclude schools from pursuing diversity so long as they give no preferences based on race,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
I had a suspicion that these habits would only be maintained so long as I was on the app.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
They were slipshod and didn’t much care, so long as they kept out of trouble themselves.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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