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Academic intentions, or pretensions, are pushed to the fore in “The New Stanford Prison Experiment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The court then buried the allegations against Mr. Khan for months until these columns and a few others brought them to the fore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The technology was first conceived decades ago but came to the fore during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Moderna and Pfizer developed vaccines that were highly effective against serious forms of the illness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
And the rapid rise of online prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are bringing that tension to the fore.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
As so often happens in desperately poor places, the worst elements came to the fore.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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