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In high-stakes negotiations, it is helpful to use language that our adversaries understand, even if that sometimes makes supporters uncomfortable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

No. Markets need accountability, and drugmakers sometimes need pressure to avoid wasteful spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Diaz sometimes dropped back to help form a temporary back five, keeping an eye on Alexander-Arnold, who played high and wide.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

When finished, the harvester ant would shake the smaller ants off, sometimes so forcefully that she flipped onto her back before quickly moving away.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Often he waited for half a day, sometimes for a whole day, and when I brought him food he wouldn't eat it for fear he would not be ready with the harpoon.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell