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Warsh’s confirmation testimony cut through the fog: inflation is not an act of God, a shipping-container mystery, or a Gulf headline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

“We’ve had a philosophy here at United to guide conservatively, to build in one act of God, because this industry, things happen. Fuel prices spike,” Chief Financial Officer Michael Leskinen said last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

United bakes in plenty of the unexpected when setting financial targets: It accounts for one so-called act of God each time it provides guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"That was an act of God," she told a daily briefing on Monday.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

But for the Osage every death, every apparent act of God, was now in doubt.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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