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But rational investors also know that markets can behave irrationally, and historians have filled books with examples of world leaders who have chosen to irrationally launch or extend wars, even at great economic cost.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

However, the deeper theme has to do with how human beings create chosen families, with or without tech.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Roper says a local pub landlord raised money for the headstone and chose the words to place on it: "It's quite... poignant that those words were chosen because it was some mother's son."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Roughly a month before O’Neill was chosen, Wilson sent a letter to CEO candidates arguing a new leader alone wouldn’t resolve what he saw as deep-seated governance issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The Allies had chosen to deal with officials of Germany’s newly formed Weimar Republic, leaving the German army uninvolved.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman