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Still other presidents seem to treat foreign policy as a legacy play, a chance to etch their names for the ages to a degree that domestic politics just can’t match.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
Yet the president is certainly entitled to a degree of latitude in decisively responding to active threats to the nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Investors excited about the potential of artificial-intelligence technology seem willing to wait for Anthropic to monetize its business to a degree more comparable to public companies with similar valuations.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
"What Tierney wanted to do was an incredibly faithful adaptation of this novel, wildly faithful - faithful to a degree I don't think anybody ever imagined," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Mariam found it exhausting to watch the girl’s lolloping enthusiasm—and had to admit, if only privately, to a degree of admiration.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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