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Given all that, it is flat-out wrong to say that AI adoption is stagnating, says Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor who studies how companies adopt AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Given that eight third-place teams will advance to the second stage, even a draw could be enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Given their limited attention span, the last thing a child needs is a film chock-full of loose ends to distract from the crux of the story.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"Given the nature and gravity of the offences, only a substantial prison sentence will suffice," said the court in Assen, in the north of the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Given the calumny New York previously had shoveled on Chicago, the postponement was an act of surprising grace.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson