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Robin Brooks, senior economist at the Brookings Institution, thinks the “current strengthening of the yen has all the signs of hidden intervention,” meaning that authorities may have intervened more than they publicly have let on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
All that Lobga let on was, “I’m thinking something. I’m thinking,” Thupten Chonyi recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The total cost to train and run DeepSeek’s model was exponentially higher than the company let on, and investors failed to consider that businesses generally wouldn’t use Chinese models due to security concerns.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
She was the one who remembered birthdays, who called just to check in, who quietly carried more than she ever let on.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
Annabeth and I stood there for like five minutes, staring at Rachel, but if she noticed us she didn’t let on.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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