assets
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"We had assets in place that assumed the storm might strengthen rather than weaken, and I think that's the way you want to do it. You want to be overprepared," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
“But SpaceX is still far from having the assets needed to offer a service that would be competitive with the services offered by the Big Three carriers.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
In the current environment, “the goal could be to seek either returns that depend less on stock and bond markets or assets that are less volatile in turbulent times.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Except for the air assets, the fact that everyone else is a volunteer is awesome. It truly exemplifies the adage ‘Do unto others as you would want others to do unto you.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The accounting procedures used to measure these assets are frequently quite artificial, and there are other complicating factors which are obvious with a little thought.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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