general
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They sit at the heart of how we interpret modern physics and quietly shape everything from how we understand general relativity to how we imagine time travel, multiverses and our origins.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Most preferred deals aren’t publicly announced, as general partners like to keep their growth strategies confidential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
However, investors shouldn’t count out Costco forever, given the company’s strong same-store sales–evidence of its expanding market share–and the increasing popularity of warehouse clubs in general.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It also aims to “accelerate the economy” and give “everyone on Earth” access to personal artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a theoretical AI that can operate at or above a human level.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Rowdy got so disgusted with me, monkeys, and everything in general, he wouldn’t even come out from under the house when I called him.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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