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Win or lose, streaming’s 900-pound gorilla will have thwarted or at least impeded a carefully laid attack by interloper David Ellison and his billionaire father, Larry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

By then, we may also see whether the Arctic’s great thaw will have thwarted attempts to stop global warming.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2018