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Around the same time, Jeffrey Ashe, an American sociologist, began studying so-called solidarity groups in El Salvador, where, similar to Grameen Bank’s early efforts, five borrowers collectively take out loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Several of those reports were associated with Anthropic’s Claude, which is often used to operate so-called agents —AI which can carry out multistep tasks independently.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Many forecasts suggest this could end up as a so-called "super" El Niño, and even be among the strongest ever recorded.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Broader wellness trends, the new food pyramid and social-media trends like so-called “protein-maxxing” have created more demand for protein.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
They broadcast from so-called wildcat stations, which were secret and unlicensed and kept odd hours.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing so-called
Booked
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The Losers Club
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We Are Displaced
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