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Of the large enterprise-software companies adopting the FDE blueprint, “I don’t think any will be successful” on a large scale, Luria said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Rival parties at previous elections offered potatoes and even small sums for votes, but nothing on the scale of this election, we were told by people who have been involved in elections over the decades.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

There are fewer people in the bureau, which has offices dispersed across the country, and they’re trying to tackle the same scale of data as they do in normal times.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Smaller merchants generally lack the size and scale to lock in the lowest rates, said Satish Jindel, president of ShipMatrix, which tracks parcel shipping data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

My heartbeat quickened, my stress levels surpassing total destruction on the Richter scale.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas