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This time, he’s rewriting the entire script, to be staged on a set decked out in the definitive material of autocratic decadence: gold.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Dr Marie Spreckley, an expert from Cambridge University who was not involved in the research, said the findings were promising but should be viewed as "encouraging early evidence" rather than definitive proof of clinical benefit.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
On Thursday, the US president complained about the fact that there was still no definitive result two days after polls closed Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“We’ve seen little definitive news flow this week, leaving a sense that a deal might not yet be as imminent as hoped over the weekend,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
According to Arlie W. Schorger, author of a definitive study on the bird, in Audubon’s day at least one out of every four birds in North America was a passenger pigeon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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