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“This estate-planning tool is designed to benefit the entire family and can be tailored to include only certain assets, or only a portion of a particular asset that would otherwise be received.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
I asked the White House about the implications, legal and otherwise, of this service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Large technology companies with investment-grade credit ratings have increasingly been in talks to back the leases or debt of AI startups that otherwise wouldn’t be able to raise capital at favorable terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Smartphones have turned ordinary people into chroniclers of political upheaval, recording moments that might otherwise disappear.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Mr. Clifton,” I told him, very seriously, “you should probably take that down. Because otherwise someone might find out that you got an F in math.”
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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