buck
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If the name of the game was to save human lives, preventing AI from wiping out humanity potentially had the most philanthropic bang for the buck of any cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"The buck stopped with UVU leadership and law enforcement," Parkinson said in a statement to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“The track record of memecoins has been rocky at best, and it was not clear that this issue had either the backer or the timing to buck that trend.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nor is he alone, with Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham all potential rivals and attempting to buck one of the award's strongest recent trends.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Learn to buck that trend now and you will be a better man because of it.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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