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From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Now, “the arrow of causality has flipped” on the view that “AI is killing the jobs first, and that’s what’s making the economy sick.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Spin can be pictured as a small arrow showing the direction of an atom's magnetic field.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Moylan was proud of his arrow and flattered by the attention, but he didn’t seek it out for himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
But the arrow is not supposed to really pierce the animal: It is just supposed to knock the prey down.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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