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Third, closing that chokepoint must have asymmetric effects, i.e., hurt your adversary more than it hurts you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“If this is it – i.e. no prolonged conflict a la Iraq 2 – we can expect markets to look through the noise and this change to persist.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"We managed to do it in approximately 10 milliseconds, i.e. more than 100 times faster. And more or less in real time," Danon said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

As job gains have slowed, consumption has instead been underpinned by strong real wage growth, i.e., wages that have outpaced inflation.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Recognizing a sound’s timbre is significant to humans in that it helps us to distinguish the source of the sound, i.e. who is calling us—our parents, friends, etc.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin