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Despite the inherent romance of space travel, the experience is incredibly demanding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
The inherent problem with predictions, as the saying goes, is that they are about the future.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
While firms in most countries have been able to lift prices accordingly -- albeit to expected anger -- those in Japan have to battle an inherent view that hikes are taboo.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
The hack “illustrates the risk concentration inherent in large, centralized intermediaries,” Cristiano Ventricelli, a vice president at Moody’s Ratings, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The fact that his suffering has been far less extreme, and has not been linked to a belief in his inherent inferiority, has not made his suffering less real.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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