mere

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Pomona College’s endowment is a mere $3 billion, but if it had invested in the S&P 500 for the past 10 years, its endowment would have been about 68% higher.

From MarketWatch

This episode occurred not in the midst of political failure, when most politicians might contemplate ending it all, but in the wake of being elected to the Senate in 2022—a personal, as well as political, triumph by any measure—mere months after suffering an ischemic stroke.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investment in that theme “remains grounded in real demand and productivity gains, not mere hype,” said Israel and Bajaj, who believe the AI buildout is only three years into a platform cycle that typically lasts 10-15 years.

From MarketWatch

That was the passage of SB 371, a measure that cut Uber’s legally required insurance coverage when its drivers and passengers are injured in accidents caused by uninsured or underinsured motorists from $1 million per event to a mere $60,000 per person and $300,000 per incident.

From Los Angeles Times

And in the middle, 7-foot-5 center Gabe Dynes had been playing a mere seven minutes a night just a few games prior.

From Los Angeles Times