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While Rockefeller was the most spectacularly successful at monopoly building—what he gently termed “cooperation”—he was also part of a greater movement in American business toward rationalization and centralization.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Connolly, the son of a police chief, started as a prosecutor working on homicides and gang-related matters, which he termed “the most serious cases in the system.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Brad Cox, who trains three of those horses, including Florida Derby winner Commandment and Blue Grass champion Further Ado, as well as the interesting long shot Fulleffort, termed the field “very competitive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

One study found a sharp rise in what it termed "problematic" social media use among children since the pandemic.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Early on, Ogden ruled that what he termed “the factor of safety” in both the tank’s construction and its inspection had been almost nonexistent and those elements had caused the disaster.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler