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Capital-gains indexing for inflation would be the cleanest complement: It raises the after-tax reward for deploying capital into productive assets precisely when the economy needs it most.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Researchers also face difficulties delivering therapies precisely to target tissues while avoiding unintended damage to healthy organs.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The cruel irony is that this danger is arriving precisely as the world is rushing toward nuclear energy.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
For these and many other reasons, it is difficult to estimate precisely the Iran war’s net effect on the risks of opportunistic Chinese aggression against Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Now he had to figure out a way to get the pilot home—with no way of knowing precisely where the airplane was.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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