under the sun
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“If the agreement defines a direct competitor as any other company under the sun, that could be considered unreasonable and then that agreement could not be enforceable,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
I’m a science nerd who has tried every gadget under the sun.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
This image should remind all investors that there is nothing new under the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The salt is produced by pumping saline water from bore-wells into shallow pans, where the liquid evaporates under the sun and wind.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Joon and Spencer sit sweating under the sun in the middle of the outside cement patio.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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