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Perhaps this explains why global retaliation has been relatively mild, and thank goodness for that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
"It can't carry on after this," explains James Corden.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
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- makes sense now
- so that's the reason
- and that's the tea
- that is why
- which clarifies
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- total non sequitur
- plot twist
- now I'm more confused
- which contradicts
- and that makes no sense
