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“His music doesn’t demand your attention so much as supply a condition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
He doesn’t talk so much as click, growl and grunt as if clinging to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
It’s not really a medical test so much as a reminder, a coach, or maybe even a horoscope of sorts.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
What diners surrendered wasn’t necessarily quality so much as a little hospitality, a little transparency and, increasingly, the expectation that a restaurant represented somebody’s particular idea of what a restaurant should be.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
It seemed to me that he didn’t have a plan for his life so much as he had a pattern.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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