the whole

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While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Starlink is the internet for the whole planet,” he said in a recent presentation reviewing the IPO, pointing out there are billions of people with either spotty or no internet.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The fact he had no responsibility for all this meant, he said, that it was "an incredibly difficult pill to swallow - not a lot, and the whole season could look totally different".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“I wish I could do the whole thing,” said Joe Hernandez of Pasadena, wistfully standing by.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The trees’ crisscrossing branches stretch almost across the whole road, quieting the hum from the main street behind us.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith