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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
“Griffith cast a malevolent parch over the throats of local fandom by stating that inasmuch as beer never had been sold in his park, it would not now,” The Washington Post reported, sadly.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
In any event, inasmuch as you did anything wrong, it was in not setting appropriate expectations—both with your mom and the kids.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2022
Incidentally, you may not be aware, but the identity of the patient is already a matter of public record inasmuch as newspaper reports have completely identified the individual.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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