chains
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"Early delays in detecting cases, isolating patients and engaging communities can allow transmission chains to expand very quickly."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Instead, shipping taxes show up as increased insurance costs and longer routes, which compound costs across globalized supply chains.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Paying attention to what your neighborhood’s international markets do better — and cheaper — than the big chains.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Burger King was among the earliest chains to feast on movie tie-ins when it promoted the original “Star Wars” in 1977.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
We didn’t have a Christmas tree, but we’d made paper chains in school, and Ma dug out our wispy old tinsel garlands.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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