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In contrast, Ulysses S. Grant illustrates a more-challenging leadership path, namely reconciliation without surrendering principle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

This was needed, she said, "to defend this fundamental public good, namely price stability and confidence in money, without which an economy cannot function well".

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Netflix investors over the past 12 months, following the company’s aggressive foray into the mergers-and-acquisitions market — namely, its failed effort to acquire Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

The hottest areas of the UK - namely southern England and parts of Wales - will see the thermometer rise to 38 or 39C, and this becomes particularly uncomfortable when you factor in the humidity.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

She hadn’t captured it or taken any special care beyond naming it after an incorrect storybook animal, namely a mouse.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver