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Thomas Jefferson famously observed: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
And when you’re talking to a detractor who has renounced the cult of Michael inasmuch as it can be renounced, you’re also insulting them.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
“They’re interested in what is going on in the rest of the world, inasmuch as it affects their ability to achieve their targets.”
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2022
Now, he needs to generate mass engagement fast — and, for all the fear and dismay the mobilization has caused, he will likely achieve that goal, inasmuch as it is feasible at all.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
They are even more obliged to serve him loyally, inasmuch as they recognize the need to cancel the suspicious opinion the prince had of them through their deeds.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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