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As the world's strongest storm of the year closes in, people describe frantic preparations, empty shops, and a pervasive sense of anxiety.

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Astronomical rents and housing scarcity are pervasive problems in America's most populous city of 8.5 million people where one in four people cannot afford life's essentials.

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But Izumi also has raised the alarm that pervasive AI use could counteract the benefits of homework by enabling cut-and-paste laziness.

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By cultivating a pervasive culture of deflection, the GOP has trained their supporters that shame doesn’t have to be real.

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Compared to the current Street consensus estimate of $4.5 billion, “this seems fine especially given the pervasive negativity among nearly every investor with whom we speak,” analysts wrote.

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