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In either cases, according to the NSCS, the most important thing we can do now is not panic and instead focus on the need to get the basic cyber-security right.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Treasurys has not been renewed; instead, the Gulf states are using much of their oil revenues on domestic projects.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

It would simply be a copy, made to make money instead of telling a story.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Basically, he wrote a hit piece on the thermometer instead of asking why he had a fever.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

A two-hour drive brought us instead into the streets of The Hague.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom