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meanwhile

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /


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Meanwhile, the $39 trillion in bonds outstanding will almost certainly get discounted in real terms through a sustained period of inflation, as happened during the 1960s and 1970s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, despite Anthropic's ongoing lawsuit against the US Department of Defense over its refusal to accept government use of its AI tools, US government agencies have been testing Mythos too.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, extending the life of existing reactors and upgrading them to squeeze more electricity out of them is “really important,” Eggers says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile a splash of olive brine contributes a savory, mineral edge that makes the whole thing strangely compelling.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, the Louvre’s fired director announced that Perugia had been proven to be “a cunning madman. His misdeed and the preposterous explanation he gives seem to prove it.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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